Who drives weight stigma? A multinational exploration of clustering characteristics behind weight bias against preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women
Explicit and implicit weight bias was harboured by participants across all included nations, although less pronounced in non-Western countries. Our profiles highlight that individuals who held a stronger belief that weight is controllable, regardless of their body weight, should be targeted for interventions to eliminate weight stigma.
Authors
- Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1609-4163)
- Anthony Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9485-0003)
- Haimanot Hailu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-0364)
- Helen Skouteris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9959-5750)
- Briony Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4993-3963)
Institutions
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (US)
- RAND Corporation (US)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obesity
- Published
- 2025-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01725-5
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.09
Funders
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Monash University