Objective Weight‐biased attitudes and views held by health care professionals can have a
negative impact on the patient‐provider relationship and the provision of care, but studies …

Weight stigma is a pressing issue that affects individuals across the weight distribution. The
role of social media in both alleviating and exacerbating weight bias has received growing …

Background Gestational weight interventions are important in maternity care to counteract
adverse pregnancy events. However, qualitative findings indicate potential obstacles in the …

The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of the Beliefs About Obese Persons
Scale (BAOP) and Antifat Attitudes Questionnaire (AFA) among Australian health care …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether weight bias exhibited by health care
professionals (HCPs) impacts quality of health care provided to individuals with obesity …

Background Whilst the consequences of weight bias and weight bias internalisation (WBI)
have been explored, less is known about the factors contributing to their development. Some …

Introduction: Weight stigmatization is reflected in anti-fat attitudes and stereotypical
perceptions of people who are overweight; it has been demonstrated to be prevalent in …

Many instruments recommended for measuring attitudes toward fatness and “obesity” were
developed in the 1990s, a time when the “obesity epidemic” was gaining momentum and …

Despite strong evidence linking anti-fat bias directed toward others with markers of self-
directed anti-fat bias, there is a dearth of theory-based research examining the cognitive …

sychology has never scrutinized the body as an independent phenomenon. Individuals'
psychological organization and personality structure play an undeniable role in their …