Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI

Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI

The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between body image, self-esteem, experiences with weight stigma, and fat bias in male and female young adults. Data were collected via a Qualtrics questionnaire using recruitment fliers posted on social media. Results suggest that fema...

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Main Authors: Smith, Carlie, Becnel, Jennifer
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2019
Subjects:
Body image
self-esteem
weight stigma
young adults
Developmental Psychology
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/17
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spelling ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-secfr-conf-10612019-05-16T05:21:29Z Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI Smith, Carlie Becnel, Jennifer The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between body image, self-esteem, experiences with weight stigma, and fat bias in male and female young adults. Data were collected via a Qualtrics questionnaire using recruitment fliers posted on social media. Results suggest that female’s experience greater expectations in body size and image, and the higher the BMI the poorer the body image, self-esteem, and the greater the number of experiences with weight stigmatization. Implications for working with young adults with excess body weight will be discussed. 2019-04-12T22:00:00Z text application/pdf https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/17 Southeastern Council on Family Relations Conference Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Body image self-esteem weight stigma young adults Developmental Psychology
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topic Body image
self-esteem
weight stigma
young adults
Developmental Psychology
spellingShingle Body image
self-esteem
weight stigma
young adults
Developmental Psychology
Smith, Carlie
Becnel, Jennifer
Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI
description The purpose of the present study was to examine the associations between body image, self-esteem, experiences with weight stigma, and fat bias in male and female young adults. Data were collected via a Qualtrics questionnaire using recruitment fliers posted on social media. Results suggest that female’s experience greater expectations in body size and image, and the higher the BMI the poorer the body image, self-esteem, and the greater the number of experiences with weight stigmatization. Implications for working with young adults with excess body weight will be discussed.
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Becnel, Jennifer
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title Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI
title_short Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI
title_full Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI
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title_full_unstemmed Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Experiences of Weight Stigma, and Fat Bias in Male and Female Young Adults with Varying BMI
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publisher Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
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