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

Despite significant attention to the medical impacts of obesity, often ignored are the negative
outcomes that obese children and adults experience as a result of stigma, bias, and …

Weight bias is a widespread form of prejudice that leads to the stigmatization of individuals
who are perceived to have excess weight. Several psychological theories have been used …

EPIDEMIOLOGY and disadvantages in hiring, wages, promotions, and job termination
because of their weight. Since then, there has been an increase in survey research, large …

The rapidly increasing prevalence of both obesity and depression represent two major
public health concerns worldwide. But the evidence regarding the direction and strength of …

Although research and scholarship on weight-based stigma have increased substantially in
recent years, the disproportionate degree of bias experienced by fat women has received …

A comprehensive understanding of the social and psychological impact of diabetes mellitus
is important for informing policy and practice. One potentially significant, yet under …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Objectives:(1) To investigate whether there is an association between obesity and mental
disorders in the general populations of diverse countries, and (2) to establish whether …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate (i) the associations between mental
disorders (in particular the anxiety disorders) and obesity in the general population and (ii) …