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Weight bias among Canadians: Associations with sociodemographics, BMI and body image constructs

Author(s): Côté M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS;

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-spea ...

Article GUID: 38964079


Weighty words: exploring terminology about weight among samples of physicians, obesity specialists, and the general public

Author(s): Wilson OWA; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Ellard JH; Alberga AS; MacInnis CC;

Background: The words used to refer to weight and individuals with large bodies can be used to reinforce weight stigma. Given that most previous research has examined preferred terminology within homogenous groups, this research sought to examine terminolog ...

Article GUID: 38131299


Predictors of support for anti-weight discrimination policies among Canadian adults

Author(s): Levy M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS;

Introduction: Weight discrimination of individuals with overweight or obesity is associated with adverse mental and physical health. Weight discrimination is prevalent in many sectors such as within workplaces, where individuals with overweight and obesity ...

Article GUID: 37139379


Weight bias and support of public health policies

Author(s): Edache IY; Kakinami L; Alberga AS;

Objectives: Public health policies have been proposed to help address prevalent Canadian obesity rates. Along with the increase in obesity prevalence, explicit weight bias is also rampant in Western society. This paper aimed to assess the association betwee ...

Article GUID: 33990876


Weight bias and health care utilization: a scoping review.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Edache IY, Forhan M, Russell-Mayhew S

Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2019 Jul 22;20:e116 Authors: Alberga AS, Edache IY, Forhan M, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 32800008


The Association Between Weight-Based Teasing from Peers and Family in Childhood and Depressive Symptoms in Childhood and Adulthood: A Systematic Review.

Author(s): Szwimer E, Mougharbel F, Goldfield GS, Alberga AS

Curr Obes Rep. 2020 Jan 30;: Authors: Szwimer E, Mougharbel F, Goldfield GS, Alberga AS

Article GUID: 32002762


Psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) among a sample of overweight/obese French-speaking adolescents.

Author(s): Maïano C, Aimé A, Lepage G, ASPQ Team, Morin AJS

Eat Weight Disord. 2019 Jun;24(3):575-583 Authors: Maïano C, Aimé A, Lepage G, ASPQ Team, Morin AJS

Article GUID: 28390006


Examining Weight Bias among Practicing Canadian Family Physicians.

Author(s): Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Obes Facts. 2019 Nov 08;:1-7 Authors: Alberga AS, Nutter S, MacInnis C, Ellard JH, Russell-Mayhew S

Article GUID: 31707395


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