Examining the contribution of weight-bias internalization to the associations between weight suppression and disordered eating in undergraduates

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作者
Burnette, C. Blair [1 ]
Mazzeo, Suzanne E. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Psychol, POB 842018, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
[2] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Pediat, POB 842018, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
关键词
Weight suppression; Weight bias internalization; Eating disorder symptoms; Undergraduates; Hierarchical regression; COUNT DATA; STIGMA; OBESITY; MAINTENANCE; PREVALENCE; ATTITUDES; SYMPTOMS; MODELS; WOMEN; RISK;
D O I
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101392
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Weight suppression (WS) is consistently, positively associated with eating disorder (ED) symptoms, but variables that contribute to these associations remain understudied. The current study examined weight-bias internalization as a potential contributor to the link between weight suppression (WS) and disordered eating in an undergraduate sample. Men (n = 285) and women (n = 610) completed assessments of weight history, weight-bias internalization, and ED symptoms. Absolute (difference in highest and current BMI) and relative WS (%BMI change) were calculated. Hierarchical linear and count regression models examined whether WS contributed to ED symptoms (restraint, objective binge episodes [OBEs], loss-of-control [LOC] eating, and compensatory exercise) above and beyond weight-bias internalization. Analyses were conducted by gender. After accounting for weight-bias internalization, WS demonstrated unique associations with restraint in men (p =.01) and women (p <.001), and LOC eating frequency in men (p =.02), though effects were weaker relative to weight-bias internalization. Although WS was positively correlated with frequency of OBEs in men and LOC eating in women, these associations were no longer significant when accounting for weight-bias internalization. Weight-bias internalization was positively associated with all measured ED symptoms. Consistent with previous work, gender differences in the relations of WS and ED symptoms emerged. Results suggest weight-bias internalization might contribute to links between WS and ED symptoms, particularly binge behaviors, in non-clinical samples. Future research should explore whether decreasing weight-bias internalization could weaken the association between WS and ED symptoms.
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