Some public health practices, especially those focused on weight loss, have been found to
increase weight stigma, which is harmful to physical and mental health. We used the Delphi …

Among 178 weight loss treatment-seeking adults with obesity, those with higher levels of
WBI (measured using the Weight Bias Internalization Scale) had 46% increased odds of …

Objective Although a considerable amount of research has revealed connections between
weight stigma and mental and physical health outcomes, no studies to date have …

Because body weight is largely seen as controllable, weight stigma—the social devaluation
of those who are overweight—is not subject to the social norms that condemn open …

Objective Rates of weight‐based stigmatization have steadily increased over the past
decade. The psychological and physiological consequences of weight stigma remain …

Background: Obese individuals frequently experience weight stigma and this is associated
with psychological distress and difficulties. The process of external devaluation can lead to …

People with obesity commonly face a pervasive, resilient form of social stigma. They are
often subject to discrimination in the workplace as well as in educational and healthcare …

People react to, and are affected by, stigmatizing experiences in different ways. The current
study examined different reactions to weight stigma to identify who may be vulnerable to …

Objective This study tested a novel group-based, cognitive-behavioral intervention designed
to reduce internalized weight stigma among individuals with obesity. Methods A total of eight …

Objective Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with poor weight‐related health.
The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and correlates of WBI in a large …