Understanding medical trainees’ anti-fat dislike: roles of observed weight stigma, body image disturbance, and controllability beliefs
Anti-fat prejudice reduction interventions in the medical training environment should 1) emphasize the importance of, and increase adherence to, positive attitudinal role modeling among faculty and residents, 2) promote body self-acceptance among trainees, and 3) provide education around the complex interplay of genetic and environmental contributors to combat blame-based stereotypes surrounding weight.
Authors
- Sherecce Fields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-3394)
- Sean Phelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6488-1703)
- Samantha R. Philip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-218X)
- Erin C. Standen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-7038)
- B. Zhang
- Michelle van Ryn
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Clackamas Community College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03945-w
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00