The mediating role of physical activity avoidance in the association between weight stigma and physical activity
Higher weight-related self-stigma was associated with lower PA through higher PA avoidance. Strategies such as psychoeducation, or the development of weight-stigma-free exercise settings could be adopted to ameliorate weight-related self-stigma and PA avoidance, resulting in greater rates of physical activity.
Authors
- Xavier C. C. Fung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-6203)
- Mark Damian Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524)
- Po‐Ching Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2047-2246)
- Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0530-8138)
- Kuo‐Hsin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3612-3523)
- Ji‐Kang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-3888)
- Jung‐Sheng Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-9479)
- Nadia Bevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5213-4057)
- Hung-Ching Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7696-9430)
- Chung‐Ying Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-4242)
- Amir H. Pakpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-5743)
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Education University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Chi Mei Medical Center (TW)
- Metropolitan University (BD)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
- Jönköping University (SE)
- I-Shou University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105107
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.13
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- National Cheng Kung University
- National Science and Technology Council