Department of Kinesiology, University of Toronto, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2W6, Canada.
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V7, Canada.
Body Image. 2021 Jun;37:84-88. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.01.010. Epub 2021 Feb 14.
Individuals who perceive themselves as "overweight" experience higher negative body-related self-conscious emotions than those who do not. Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests internalized weight stigma may be an important mediator of the relationship between weight perception and self-conscious emotions. Overcoming common measurement limitations and sampling limitations, the present study investigated whether gender moderates the associations among weight perceptions, internalized weight stigma, and negative body-related self-conscious emotions in 104 young adults (64 % women). Individuals who perceived themselves as too heavy (52 %) experienced higher body-related shame and guilt compared to those who perceived themselves as about right. Internalized weight stigma mediated these associations in women but not men, such that perceiving oneself as too heavy was associated with higher internalized weight stigma, which was associated with higher body-related shame and guilt in women. Results underscore the importance of internalized weight stigma as a potential target for intervention among women of diverse weight statuses who are prone to experiencing body-related shame and guilt.
个体若认为自己“超重”，其负面的与身体相关的自我意识情绪比不这么认为的个体更高。理论和实证证据表明，内化的体重污名可能是体重认知和自我意识情绪之间关系的一个重要中介。本研究克服了常见的测量限制和抽样限制，调查了在 104 名年轻成年人（64%为女性）中，性别是否调节体重认知、内化的体重污名和与身体相关的负面自我意识情绪之间的关联。与自我感觉“体重正常”的个体相比，认为自己“超重”的个体（52%）经历了更高的与身体相关的羞耻感和内疚感。在女性中，内化的体重污名中介了这些关联，但在男性中则没有，即个体认为自己“超重”与内化的体重污名更高有关，而内化的体重污名与女性更高的与身体相关的羞耻感和内疚感有关。研究结果强调了内化的体重污名作为一个潜在的干预目标的重要性，特别是针对那些容易经历与身体相关的羞耻感和内疚感的不同体重状态的女性。
