An attitude of gratitude: The effects of body-focused gratitude on weight bias internalization and body image

Dunaev, Jamie; Markey, Charlotte N.; Brochu, Paula M.

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.01.006

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“…Interestingly, the intervention did not change compassion or mindfulness, suggesting that the acceptance component (i.e., understanding what leads to self‐stigmatizing thoughts, accepting that these thoughts would likely be experienced occasion, and not viewing these thoughts as factual) was key to its success. Engaging in a body gratitude writing exercise (compared to a control writing task) also seems to be an effective strategy for reducing internalized weight bias, at least acutely (Dunaev, Markey, & Brochu (). Taken together, these studies highlight the promise of acceptance and mindfulness‐based approaches, but warrant replication with larger randomly controlled trials.…”

Section: Combating Weight Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Evidence‐Based Rationale for Adopting Weight‐Inclusive Health Policy

Hunger

Smith

Tomiyama

2020

Social Issues Policy Review

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Health policies routinely emphasize weight loss as a target for health promotion. These policies rest upon the assumptions: (1) that higher body weight equals poorer health, (2) that long-term weight loss is widely achievable, and (3) that weight loss results in consistent improvements in physical health. Our review of the literature suggests that these three assumptions underlying the current weightfocused approach are not supported empirically. Complicating this further are the misguided assumptions (4) that weight stigma (i.e., pervasive social devaluation and denigration of higher weight individuals) promotes weight loss and (5) recognizing that one is "overweight" is necessary to spur health-promoting behaviors. We highlight throughout how these assumptions have manifested in current policies and offer suggestions for alternative approaches to health promotion. We conclude by advocating for the broad adoption of a weight-inclusive approach to health policy.There is an obesity crisis in this country. Canadians are paying for it with their wallets-and with their lives.

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Section: Combating Weight Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Evidence‐Based Rationale for Adopting Weight‐Inclusive Health Policy

Hunger

Smith

Tomiyama

2020

Social Issues Policy Review

100

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“…Mulgrew and colleagues (2017) described how body conceptualisation theory (Franzoi, 1995) could explain the benefits of focusing on body functionality. According to Franzoi, individuals can experience their body as the body-as-object, emphasising the aesthetic aspects of their body, or as the body-as-process, emphasising the functions of their body.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Focusing on body functionality could also encourage individuals to realise the reasons that they have to be grateful for their body (Alleva et al, 2015;Dunaev et al, 2018), thereby shifting the focus from one's self-perceived deficits towards one's assets and the aspects that may otherwise be taken for granted (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). According to the amplification model of gratitude (Watkins, 2014), practicing gratitude allows individuals to identify these assets and bring them into focus.…”

Section: Explaining the Relations Between Body Functionality Positive Body Image And Embodimentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All women -regardless of whether they described their body functionality or physical appearance -experienced increased body satisfaction after completing the task. In another experiment, Dunaev, Markey, and Brochu (2018) had 18-25 year-old U.S. women complete an online writing exercise concerning body-focused gratitude or a control topic. In the gratitude exercise, participants described three things that they are grateful for relating to their body, and were told that "this can be anything, including your health, physical appearance, or the functionality of your body" (p. 11; health was conceptualised as distinct from body functionality).…”

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What can my body do vs. how does it look?: A qualitative analysis of young women and men’s descriptions of their body functionality or physical appearance

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“…Desde la perspectiva de la salud mental, se ha asociado a resultados como mayores niveles de emociones positivas, satisfacción vital y conductas prosociales 7,31 y a menores niveles de estrés en embarazadas 32 , sintomatología depresiva 8,31,33 , angustia ante la muerte 34 , distorsiones cognitivas asociadas al peso y a la imagen corporal 35 , sintomatología asociada al estrés 36 , psicopatología en general 37 , sintomatología ansiosa 38 , consumo de sustancias 39 y suicidalidad 40 . Además, se ha asociado a una mejor calidad de vida y a una mayor adherencia a tratamiento 41 .…”

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Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica

Tala¹

2019

Rev. méd. Chile

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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Gratitude is one of the concepts most commonly associated with well-being from the empirical point of view. Despite of this, we seldom use the concept, possibly due to the lack of dissemination of its scientific bases and possible clinical applications. At an anatomical level, it is related consistently with the medial prefrontal cortex and at molecular level, with the neuropeptide oxytocin. It has been associated with better physical and mental health parameters, both in healthy and sick populations. It is usually measured using scales, being the most used worldwide the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 item . There are exercises that can enhance gratitude and its benefits, such as the gratitude letter and the gratitude journal. Given the current state of knowledge about gratitude, and considering its potential benefits, low risks, ability to complement other treatments, the simple and cost-effectiveness of gratitude interventions, a continuing research on this topic and its practical implementation is warranted. (Rev Med Chile 2019; 147: 755-761)

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An attitude of gratitude: The effects of body-focused gratitude on weight bias internalization and body image

Cited by 73 publications

References 26 publications

An Evidence‐Based Rationale for Adopting Weight‐Inclusive Health Policy

An Evidence‐Based Rationale for Adopting Weight‐Inclusive Health Policy

What can my body do vs. how does it look?: A qualitative analysis of young women and men’s descriptions of their body functionality or physical appearance

Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica

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