Weight Stigma Is Highly Prevalent in a National Sample of Sexual Minority Women
To address weight stigma, including eliminating discrimination based on weight and establishing caring and empathetic relationships, healthcare providers should support an individualized and holistic approach to weight management with attention to marginalized identities and other social determinants of health.
Authors
- Melissa Lehan Mackin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7137-8997)
- Paul A. Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0626-642X)
- Catherine Cherwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5731-3476)
- Alejandra Gonzalez-Cabrera
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- J. Paul Getty Museum (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- College of Saint Mary (US)
- Hillenbrand (United States) (US)
- Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Research
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000867
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00