Coming Soon: An Internalized Weight Bias Assessment Scale for Use During Pregnancy

Weight bias, defined as negative attitudes directed toward individuals who are perceived to have excess body weight, has long-lasting and damaging biopsychosocial health implications (1). Prenatal weight-related experiences are unique given that weight gain is a natural occurrence during gestation t...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2021-05, Vol.29 (5), p.788-789
Main Authors: Nagpal, Taniya S., Ramos Salas, Ximena, Vallis, Michael, Piccinini-Vallis, Helena, Adamo, Kristi B., Alberga, Angela S., Bell, Rhonda C., Silva, Danilo F., Davenport, Margie H., Gaudet, Laura, Incollingo Rodriguez, Angela C., Liu, Rebecca H., Myre, Maxine, Nerenberg, Kara, Nutter, Sarah, Russell-Mayhew, Shelly, Souza, Sara C. S., Vilhan, Candace
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Body image
Breastfeeding & lactation
Clinical medicine
Obesity
Pregnancy
Self image
Stigma
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Summary:Weight bias, defined as negative attitudes directed toward individuals who are perceived to have excess body weight, has long-lasting and damaging biopsychosocial health implications (1). Prenatal weight-related experiences are unique given that weight gain is a natural occurrence during gestation that could result in changes to body image and physical health (6). [...]as noted by Diterich et al., a pregnancy-specific internalized weight bias scale is necessary. Measuring internalized weight attitudes across body weight categories: validation of the modified weight bias internalization scale.
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.23169