Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction

Objective: This study aimed: (1) to compare psychological distress (PD) and body dissatisfaction (BD) in terms of BMI, weight bias internalization (WBI), and weight discrimination (current and past); (2) to assess the best predictor of PD and BD and assess the relationships with weight discriminatio...

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Autores: Macho, Sergio, Andres, Ana, Saldaña, Carmina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/5433
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/5433
https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23802
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Palabra clave:Obesitat
Imatge del propi cos
Satisfacció
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spelling Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfactionMacho, SergioAndres, AnaSaldaña, CarminaObesitatImatge del propi cosSatisfaccióObjective: This study aimed: (1) to compare psychological distress (PD) and body dissatisfaction (BD) in terms of BMI, weight bias internalization (WBI), and weight discrimination (current and past); (2) to assess the best predictor of PD and BD and assess the relationships with weight discrimination, BD, and WBI. Methods: The sample consisted of 1283 participants across all BMI categories, recruited through the internet voluntarily. People with obesity were the most predominant (26.1%). Experiences of weight-based discrimination were reported by participants across all BMI categories, and they were more prevalent in people with obesity. Results: People with obesity, those with WBI, and those who faced current and past weight discrimination reported higher PD and higher BD. However, WBI was the best predictor after controlling for BMI, WBI, and current and past weight discrimination. Mediation analyses revealed that the relationship between weight discrimination and BD through WBI was significant, as was the relationship between weight discrimination and WBI through BD. Conclusions: These results stressed the importance of WBI in PD and the role of weight discrimination in WBI and BD. Hence, there is a need to better understand how WBI is formed and to design effective interventions to reduce it.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionWiley. The Obesity SocietyUniversitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna202520252023info:eu-repo/semantics/article11application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/5433https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23802reponame:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llullinstname:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)InglésObesity, 31(8), 2178-2188© L'autor/aAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/54332026-06-21T06:40:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
title Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
spellingShingle Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
Macho, Sergio
Obesitat
Imatge del propi cos
Satisfacció
title_short Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
title_full Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
title_fullStr Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
title_full_unstemmed Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
title_sort Weight discrimination, BMI, or weight bias internalization? Testing the best predictor of psychological distress and body dissatisfaction
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Macho, Sergio
Andres, Ana
Saldaña, Carmina
author Macho, Sergio
author_facet Macho, Sergio
Andres, Ana
Saldaña, Carmina
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author2 Andres, Ana
Saldaña, Carmina
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Obesitat
Imatge del propi cos
Satisfacció
topic Obesitat
Imatge del propi cos
Satisfacció
description Objective: This study aimed: (1) to compare psychological distress (PD) and body dissatisfaction (BD) in terms of BMI, weight bias internalization (WBI), and weight discrimination (current and past); (2) to assess the best predictor of PD and BD and assess the relationships with weight discrimination, BD, and WBI. Methods: The sample consisted of 1283 participants across all BMI categories, recruited through the internet voluntarily. People with obesity were the most predominant (26.1%). Experiences of weight-based discrimination were reported by participants across all BMI categories, and they were more prevalent in people with obesity. Results: People with obesity, those with WBI, and those who faced current and past weight discrimination reported higher PD and higher BD. However, WBI was the best predictor after controlling for BMI, WBI, and current and past weight discrimination. Mediation analyses revealed that the relationship between weight discrimination and BD through WBI was significant, as was the relationship between weight discrimination and WBI through BD. Conclusions: These results stressed the importance of WBI in PD and the role of weight discrimination in WBI and BD. Hence, there is a need to better understand how WBI is formed and to design effective interventions to reduce it.
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