These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The effects of causal beliefs and binge eating on the stigmatization of obesity.
    Author: Bannon KL, Hunter-Reel D, Wilson GT, Karlin RA.
    Journal: Int J Eat Disord; 2009 Mar; 42(2):118-24. PubMed ID: 18798228.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Weight disorders and overeating are increasingly labeled as addictions. It is important to identify the consequences of this label on the stigmatization of obesity. METHOD: Participants (N = 374) were assigned randomly to one of six conditions, in which they read a scenario about an obese woman either with or without binge eating, followed by an account of the cause of her obesity as psychological, a biological addiction, or ambiguous. Participants then completed questionnaires designed to assess stigma and prognostic beliefs. RESULTS: Participants in the obesity with binge eating condition rated obese persons more negatively and as having a worse prognosis. The causal manipulation check revealed no difference between groups and there were no significant effects of this condition. DISCUSSION: Behavior (binge eating) has important implications for understanding the stigmatization of obesity.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]