Objective This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the presence,
severity, and sociodemographic correlates of weight bias internalization (WBI) across three …

Background Weight stigma is associated with several negative health issues such as
anxiety, depression, maladaptive eating, and metabolic and cardiovascular disease …

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 …

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: This study examined experiences of weight stigmatization, sources of stigma,
coping strategies, psychological functioning, and eating behaviors in a sample of 2671 …

Objective: The present study developed the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS), an 11‐
item measure assessing internalized weight bias among the overweight and obese …

Objective This study assessed the weight stigma experiences of men, examining
characteristics of men who experienced weight stigma versus men who did not. Methods …

Objective A substantial amount of literature has suggested that weight stigma impairs health.
Evidence on gender differences in weight stigma has been mixed, but studies of weight …

Weight bias internalization (WBI) is an understudied form of internalized stigma, particularly
among treatment-seeking adults with overweight/obesity. The current study surveyed 13,996 …

Objective While evidence regarding associations between weight stigma and
biopsychosocial outcomes is accumulating, outcomes are considered in isolation. Thus, little …