Weight stigma amid pediatric healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey study assessing the roles of weight controllability beliefs and blame
Our findings highlight the importance of weight controllability beliefs in the stigma towards pediatric patients with higher body weights and their parents, and the ensuing blame that can occur when providers believe weight is within individual control. This work adds to the limited and descriptive weight stigma research on healthcare providers in pediatric healthcare settings.
Authors
- Naveen Chauhan
- Sarah Nutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-345X)
- Taylor Dennison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9582-2688)
Institutions
- University of Victoria (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05995-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.04