Weight bias and identity characteristics among students at a public university in Southern Brazil
Jessica Rasquim Araujo,
Maurício Soares Leite,
João Luiz Bastos
Abstract:Objective Despite the consequences of weight discrimination for health inequities, its relationship with identity characteristics remains poorly understood. We investigated whether and to what extent discrimination attributed to body weight is linked to sociodemographic and identity factors. Methods This cross-sectional study is based on a representative sample of undergraduate students from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Information on perceived discrimination was collected using the brief version… Show more
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