Application of the sociocognitive model of internalized stigma to weight: The role of weight controllability beliefs on obligatory exercise engagement.
Abstract:The “healthy weight” discourse frames weight and shape as highly malleable through diet and exercise, which may contribute to weight control beliefs and weight bias. This study was guided by the sociocognitive model of internalized stigma and tested the association between external weight bias (generalized weight controllability beliefs) and obligatory exercise via internalized weight bias (weight controllability self-beliefs). Sex and body mass index (BMI) were examined as moderators of this model. A replicat… Show more
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