Addressing Internalized Weight Bias and Changing Damaged Social Identities for People Living With Obesity

Addressing Internalized Weight Bias and Changing Damaged Social Identities for People Living With Obesity

Obesity is a stigmatized disease due to pervasive personal, professional, institutional, and cultural weight bias. Individuals with obesity experience weight bias across their lifespan and settings, which can affect their life chances and significantly impact health and social outcomes. The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Ximena Ramos Salas, Mary Forhan, Timothy Caulfield, Arya M. Sharma, Kim D. Raine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
weight bias
obesity stigma
internalized weight bias
narrative inquiry
narratitive repair model
counterstories
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01409/full

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