Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Aug-Sep;72(6):1814-1819. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2093114. Epub 2022 Jul 14.
: This cross-sectional study examined the weight bias attitudes and obesity beliefs of health science (HS), nursing, and pre-medicine undergraduate students. : Using snowballing and convenience sampling strategies, students (N = 139) completed an online survey, including a 24-item Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFAS) and eight-item Belief About Obese Persons (BAOP) scale. HS students have higher weight bias than nursing and pre-medicine students combined ( = 43.45, = 10.75), (137) = -2.45, = .016). A negative correlation exists between AFAS and BAOP suggesting high weight bias influences a belief that obesity is controllable. Gender positively predicted weight bias attitudes ( -11.43, -4.33 < .001) and obesity beliefs ( 3.75, 3.01 = . 003). : Findings confirm that HS students have weight bias attitudes. This supports undergraduate curricular changes on obesity etiology that may improve treatment plans of individuals who are obese.
本横断面研究调查了健康科学（HS）、护理和医学预科专业本科生的体重偏见态度和肥胖观念。研究采用滚雪球和便利抽样策略，让学生（N=139）完成了在线调查，包括 24 项反肥胖态度量表（AFAS）和 8 项肥胖者观念量表（BAOP）。与护理和医学预科专业学生相比，HS 学生的体重偏见更高（M=43.45，SD=10.75），（137）=-2.45，p=0.016）。AFAS 与 BAOP 呈负相关，表明高体重偏见会影响肥胖可控制的信念。性别对体重偏见态度（β=-11.43，p<0.001）和肥胖观念（β=3.75，p=0.003）有正向预测作用。研究结果证实，HS 学生存在体重偏见态度。这支持对肥胖病因学进行本科课程改革，从而改善肥胖个体的治疗计划。
