Explicit versus implicit fat‐stigma

Brewis, Alexandra; Wutich, Amber

doi:10.1002/ajhb.22233

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“…Indeed, others have characterized weight stigma as a potential stressor (Brewis & Wutich, 2012;Major, Eliezer, & Rieck, 2012;Muennig, 2008). Major et al (2012) tested this idea experimentally in a recent study by exposing individuals to a potentially weight-stigmatizing task.…”

Section: Step 1 Weight Stigma As a Psychological Stressormentioning

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Weight stigma is stressful. A review of evidence for the Cyclic Obesity/Weight-Based Stigma model

2014

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A B S T R A C TWeight stigma is highly pervasive, but its consequences are understudied. This review draws from theory in social psychology, health psychology, and neuroendocrinology to construct an original, generative model called the cyclic obesity/weight-based stigma (COBWEBS) model. This model characterizes weight stigma as a "vicious cycle" -a positive feedback loop wherein weight stigma begets weight gain. This happens through increased eating behavior and increased cortisol secretion governed by behavioral, emotional, and physiological mechanisms, which are theorized to ultimately result in weight gain and difficulty of weight loss. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the existing literature for evidence supporting such a model, propose ways in which individuals enter, fight against, and exit the cycle, and conclude by outlining fruitful future directions in this nascent yet important area of research.

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Section: Step 1 Weight Stigma As a Psychological Stressormentioning

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Weight stigma is stressful. A review of evidence for the Cyclic Obesity/Weight-Based Stigma model

2014

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“…Based on recent work in Belize, Anderson-Fye proposes that participation in a transnational economy, drive for success in that new economy, and changing dietary options have introduced eating disturbance and awareness of body size and control among youth (both male and female, although most so for women): the slimmer women have more opportunity afforded to move into the higher paying tourism industry because they adhere to tourist body ideas, rather than local one (Anderson-Fye, 2004;Anderson-Fye and Lin, 2009). Based on a study of urban Paraguayan women, Brewis and Wutich (2012) pose an essentially reverse possible pathway: that changing body norms leads to fat stigmatization that then erodes both material and social capital and promotes weight gain.…”

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Obesity: Cultural and Biological Factors

Brewis¹

2015

International Encyclopedia of the Social &Amp; Behavioral Sciences

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“…And, finally, besides assessing antifat attitudes with explicit measures, it would be important to measure implicit or unconscious prejudices toward individuals with obesity. Indeed, there is a great development of implicit association techniques to measure antifat attitudes (see for example, Brewis & Wutich, 2012). Future studies should address these issues.…”

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Predictors of Social Distance Toward People with Obesity: The Role of Allophilia

Magallares

2017

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Antifat attitudes refer to the prejudicial assumption of personality characteristics based on a visual assessment of a person with obesity. Allophilia may be defined as the positive attitudes toward different out-groups, including people with obesity. In this study, conducted with 448 participants, it is analyzed whether allophilia, germ aversion, physical disgust, social dominance orientation, perceived controllability of weight, and fear of gaining weight play a central role in explaining the individual differences that exist in social distance toward individuals with obesity. Results showed a negative correlation between the different subscales of allophilia (affection, comfort, kinship, engagement, and enthusiasm) and social distance. Furthermore, a positive relationship between social distance and germ aversion, social dominance orientation, perceived controllability of weight, and fear of gaining weight was found. Moreover, the regression analyses conducted showed that comfort was the best negative predictor of social distance toward individuals with obesity. Finally, the results are discussed in the frame of antifat attitudes literature, suggesting new ways to reduce this pervasive stigma.

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Explicit versus implicit fat‐stigma

Cited by 30 publications

References 39 publications

Weight stigma is stressful. A review of evidence for the Cyclic Obesity/Weight-Based Stigma model

Weight stigma is stressful. A review of evidence for the Cyclic Obesity/Weight-Based Stigma model

Obesity: Cultural and Biological Factors

Predictors of Social Distance Toward People with Obesity: The Role of Allophilia

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