Although the link between fat talk and body dissatisfaction is well established, the link
between fat talk and other body image disturbance components remains underexplored. Our …

Although past studies have highlighted fat talk as relevant to body image disturbance, the
majority of these have only investigated the link between fat talk and body esteem, to the …

Fat talk is a term used to describe self-disparaging remarks made to other people about
one's weight or body. Fat talk has been both causally and correlationally linked to a number …

Background Research indicates that body dissatisfaction is correlated with and often
predictive of both physical and mental health problems.“Fat talk,” a well-studied form of body …

The fat talk literature is meager in terms of offering theoretical explanations for women's self-
disparaging communication. The research presented here sought to establish a relationship …

Fat talk (women speaking negatively about the size and shape of their bodies) is a
phenomenon that both reflects and creates body dissatisfaction. Our study investigated the …

Objective Fat talking has been assumed to be a causal risk factor for body dissatisfaction in
a number of prevention programs and body confidence campaigns. The aim of this paper …

Fat talk refers to the ritualistic conversations about one's own and others' bodies (eg,“I'm so
fat!”“No you're not, I'm the one who is fat!”). What we say about ourselves has implications for …

Fat talk refers to negative body-related conversations between girls or young women. This
research aimed to use qualitative data from young women to guide development of a …

Fat talk, conversations in which women disparage the size/shape of their bodies, acts as
both a reflection of and contributor to body dissatisfaction. We assessed the impact of age …