Girls’ Self-Esteem and its Association with Self-Stigma toward Obesity
Iraqi girls with higher obesity-related stigma have lower self-esteem. Hence, as obesity can affect girls' body image, increasing girls' self-esteem can reduce their weight self-stigma.
Authors
- Wajeeha Abed Hassan
- Mohammed Baqer Al‐Jubouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-9555)
- Hassan Abdullah Athbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2029-9284)
- Najma Iqbal Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-1014)
- Hanan H. Owed
- Hadeel B. Jasim
- Maha M. Sabar
- Fatimah A. Almusaedi
- Namaa D. Salman
Institutions
- University of Baghdad (IQ)
- University of Babylon (IQ)
- Baghdad Medical City (IQ)
- University of Kerbala (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_331_23
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.04