Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation, Faculté des sciences de l'éducation, Université Laval, Canada; Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), INAF, Université Laval, Canada.
Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC, H4B1R6, Canada.
Soc Sci Med. 2024 Aug;354:117061. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117061. Epub 2024 Jun 21.
This cross-sectional study examined the associations between sociodemographic characteristics, BMI, and body image constructs (body satisfaction and weight bias internalization; WBI) and explicit weight bias. A near-representative sample of 995 English-speaking Canadian adults (52% Female) completed a survey which assessed explicit weight bias (Anti-Fat Attitudes questionnaire), body satisfaction (Body Shape Satisfaction Scale), WBI (Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale), and self-reported height and weight. Multiple linear regression analyses were run. Results showed that the variable that explained the most variance in explicit weight bias was WBI, followed by BMI. Higher levels of WBI and a lower BMI were both significantly associated with greater explicit weight bias. Male sex was associated with both disliking people with obesity and thinking obesity is attributable to lack of willpower, whereas female sex was associated with worrying about weight gain. The current findings emphasize the importance of future research efforts aimed at preventing or mitigating WBI to reduce negative attitudes about people with obesity.
本横断面研究探讨了社会人口统计学特征、BMI 和身体意象结构（身体满意度和体重偏见内化；WBI）与外显体重偏见之间的关系。一个近代表性的 995 名讲英语的加拿大成年人（52%为女性）样本完成了一项调查，该调查评估了外显体重偏见（反肥胖态度问卷）、身体满意度（身体形状满意度量表）、WBI（改良体重偏见内化量表）以及自我报告的身高和体重。进行了多元线性回归分析。结果表明，在解释外显体重偏见方面，解释变量最多的是 WBI，其次是 BMI。较高的 WBI 和较低的 BMI 均与更明显的外显体重偏见显著相关。男性与不喜欢肥胖的人以及认为肥胖是由于缺乏意志力有关，而女性则与担心体重增加有关。目前的研究结果强调了未来研究努力的重要性，这些研究旨在预防或减轻 WBI，以减少对肥胖人群的负面态度。
