Internalised Weight Stigma Mediates Relationships Between Perceived Weight Stigma and Psychosocial Correlates in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-sectional Study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Internalised Weight Stigma Mediates Relationships Between Perceived Weight Stigma and Psychosocial Correlates in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-sectional Study

  • By

  • Hugh Bidstrup

  • Leah Brennan

  • Annemarie Hindle

  • Leah Kaufmann

  • Xochitl de la Piedad Garcia

  • September 12, 2022

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    Weight stigma is frequently experienced by individuals with higher weight, impacting their mental health and self-perception.

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    Internalised weight stigma mediates the relationship between perceived weight stigma and negative psychosocial outcomes.

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    Bariatric surgery patients show higher rates of depression and binge eating disorder compared to the general population.

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    The study involved 217 participants, primarily female, recruited from a bariatric surgery clinic in Melbourne.

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    Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms linking weight stigma to psychosocial correlates in bariatric surgery candidates.

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Internalised Weight Stigma Mediates Relationships Between Perceived Weight Stigma and Psychosocial Correlates in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-sectional Study

  • by Hugh Bidstrup, Leah Brennan, Annemarie Hindle, Leah Kaufmann, Xochitl de la Piedad Garcia

  • September 12, 2022

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