[PDF][PDF] Attitudes towards obesity in Serbia measured by fat phobia scale

M Čolić, IM Vidojević - EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY, 2017 - reff.f.bg.ac.rs
The persons who suffer from obesity are often stigmatized by the general public; this can
even lead to the development of depression. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes …

Empathy as a factor associated with prejudice toward obese people. Study conducted on Polish students population

M Obara-Gołębiowska… - Colloquium, 2023 - repozytorium.bg.ug.edu.pl
Stigma and discrimination toward obese persons are pervasive and pose numerous
consequences for their psychological and physical health. Psychological effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring negative attitudes towards overweight and obesity in the german population–psychometric properties and reference values for the german short …

J Stein, M Luppa, U Ruzanska, C Sikorski, HH König… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective Obesity is one of the leading public health problems worldwide. Obese individuals
are often stigmatized and the psychosocial consequences of overweight and obesity are the …

[HTML][HTML] Reliable knowledge about obesity risk, rather than personality, is associated with positive beliefs towards obese people: Investigating attitudes and beliefs …

W Styk, E Wojtowicz, S Zmorzynski - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. With the increase in the number of obese
people, we have also witnessed a rise in the stigmatisation of this population. The aim of our …

Evaluation of factors affecting the fat phobia level

İ Fidancı, H Aksoy, D Yengil Taci… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of the study was to investigate and evaluate factors affecting levels of negative
bias or attitude towards obesity, known as “fat phobia.” Methods The study included 583 …

[HTML][HTML] Stigmatization of the Patients Who Lives with Overweight or Obesity

L Daria - 2023 - intechopen.com
Historically, obesity was defined by a body mass index (BMI)≥ 30 kg/m2. Although
increased body fat can have important health and well-being implications, its presence …

[HTML][HTML] I Don't Want to Be Thin! Fear of Weight Change Is Not Just a Fear of Obesity: Research on the Body Mass Anxiety Scale

W Styk, E Wojtowicz, S Zmorzynski - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Anxiety is one of the psychological factors associated with body weight experienced by
people attempting to live up to expectations of an ideal body shape. The stigma of excessive …

Attempt to counteract stigmatization of obese persons. Effect of psychoeducation on the level of bias against obese persons

M Obara-Gołębiowska - Nutrition, Obesity & Metabolic Surgery, 2016 - termedia.pl
Results: The conducted statistical analysis by means of Student's t-test for dependent
samples showed a significantly lower result for the level of bias towards obese persons in …

SOME PREDICTORS OF ANTI-FAT PREJUDICES: JOINT ROLE OF GENDER, BODY SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND BMI

A Jovančević - FACTA UNIVERSITATIS-Philosophy, Sociology …, 2023 - ceeol.com
The main aim of this study was to check the role of Gender, BMI, and Body self-esteem in the
prediction of anti-fat prejudices. The sample was a convenience one and included 311 …

[HTML][HTML] Stigmatization of the Patients Who Live with Overweight or Obesity

D Lahoda - Obesity-Recent Insights and Therapeutic Options, 2023 - intechopen.com
Historically, obesity was defined by a body mass index (BMI)≥ 30 kg/m2. Although
increased body fat can have important health and well-being implications, its presence …