Weight Stigma

This collection of resources focuses on the causes, impact and methods to address weight bias / stigma.

WEBSITES / ORGANISATIONS

RESEARCH

EVIDENCE AND IMPACT OF WEIGHT STIGMA

OPEN ACCESS (FREE) Flint, S. W. (2021). Time to end weight stigma in healthcare. EClinicalMedicine, 34. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00090-0/fulltext

OPEN ACCESS (FULL ARTICLE FREE) Brown, A., Flint, S. W., & Batterham, R. L. (2022). Pervasiveness, impact and implications of weight stigma. EClinicalMedicine, 47. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(22)00138-9/fulltext

ABSTRACT FREE Myre, M., Glenn, N. M., & Berry, T. R. (2021). Exploring the impact of physical activity-related weight stigma among women with self-identified obesity. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(4), 586-603. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2159676X.2020.1751690?casa_token=Z9xkWKJeGc0AAAAA%3A1uNPmAjYRaMZB8UUuzmlW-qpQbGdkdLbJ_AbUppV3fn2JwCSkgdJVSB4e9hmFNOyZ2z9aKh-AcdG

ABSTRACT FREE Hill, B., Bergmeier, H., Incollingo Rodriguez, A. C., Barlow, F. K., Chung, A., Ramachandran, D., … & Skouteris, H. (2021). Weight stigma and obesity‐related policies: a systematic review of the state of the literature. Obesity Reviews, 22(11), e13333. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13333?casa_token=-fa332JaT5IAAAAA%3Ar3aH3-T7NYxH0I-EIa6veIe5eIpKDBTypWX9ZGZ6kONnB63C901kaOb68HpgdlRX5_pHXIYJj6IsXZs

OPEN ACCESS (FULL ARTICLE FREE) Emmer, C., Bosnjak, M., & Mata, J. (2020). The association between weight stigma and mental health: A meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 21(1), e12935.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.12935

ABSTRACT FREE Wu, Y. K., & Berry, D. C. (2018). Impact of weight stigma on physiological and psychological health outcomes for overweight and obese adults: A systematic review. Journal of advanced nursing, 74(5), 1030-1042. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jan.13511?casa_token=AiqtvdS0bqoAAAAA%3AFmb4vpbRIzz4ZlZDWRuyHnWMSpEJSWC2PazeffaIchHGoiNPJIkqzzoYN11DKznirqmbawfBgUIr39M

OPEN ACCESS (FULL ARTICLE FREE) Vartanian, L. R., Pinkus, R. T., & Smyth, J. M. (2014). The phenomenology of weight stigma in everyday life. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3(3), 196-202.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212144714000040?casa_token=aWxy294G8PUAAAAA:zvVPcs4xhUR_l8_QufB7gx2aX0EN7QINdFDzStltdJJ_ZrGkigyz_2ackuX-DOQryTToKyMl-w

OPEN ACCESS (FULL ARTICLE FREE) Potter, L., Meadows, A., & Smyth, J. (2021). Experiences of weight stigma in everyday life: an ecological momentary assessment study. Journal of health psychology, 26(14), 2781-2793.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359105320934179?casa_token=FZHY5yyZ-j4AAAAA%3AxVe4ziv7-AkoRMt0oMTyPlu7wEzCcTCnxD21JJRVkAlZyUp88PfUhmuQqcpaS1-Bof4H44soLggq

OPEN ACCESS (FULL ARTICLE FREE) Thedinga, H. K., Zehl, R., & Thiel, A. (2021). Weight stigma experiences and self-exclusion from sport and exercise settings among people with obesity. BMC public health, 21, 1-18. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10565-7

HOW TO ADDRESS WEIGHT STIGMA:

OPEN ACCESS (FREE) Rubino, F., Puhl, R. M., Cummings, D. E., Eckel, R. H., Ryan, D. H., Mechanick, J. I., … & Dixon, J. B. (2020). Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity. Nature medicine, 26(4), 485-497.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0803-x

OPEN ACCESS (FREE) Talumaa, B., Brown, A., Batterham, R. L., & Kalea, A. Z. (2022). Effective strategies in ending weight stigma in healthcare. Obesity Reviews, 23(10), e13494.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13494

OPEN ACCESS (FREE) Roberts, K. J., & Polfuss, M. L. (2022). Weight stigma in children and adolescents: Recommendations for practice and policy. Nursing2022, 52(6), 17-24.