Internalized Weight Stigma | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 21 Apr 2022

Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

in Women's Mental Health

Jessica F. Saunders
Sarah Nutter
Shelly Russell-Mayhew

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2022.877554

6,116 views
26 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety

in Sport Psychology

Qingqing Li
Ling Shao
Hansen Li
Yuping Zhu
Yun Li

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1655699

2,385 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2026

Weight self-stigma, weight bias internalization, and eating attitudes in relation to body appreciation

in Eating Behavior

Tevfik Koçak
Emine Kocyigit
Yagmur Demirel Ozbek
İsa Celik

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1772302

177 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jan 2023

“I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person”: A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark

in Health Psychology

Emma Davidsen
Majken Lillholm Pico
Peter Sandøe
Thomas Bøker Lund

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1049568

3,957 views
8 citations

Correction

Published on 16 May 2022

Corrigendum: Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

in Women's Mental Health

Jessica F. Saunders
Sarah Nutter
Shelly Russell-Mayhew

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2022.928488

1,681 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2024

Body shaming and internalized weight bias as potential precursors of eating disorders in adolescents

in Eating Behavior

Silvia Cerolini
Mariacarolina Vacca
Anna Zegretti
Andrea Zagaria
Caterina Lombardo

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1356647

22,783 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Jul 2025

Weight stigma and mental health in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of US adults

in Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics

Mary A. Gerend
Anna W. Lu
Elizabeth L. Teets

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1593145

3,111 views
1 citation

Articles

Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety

Weight self-stigma, weight bias internalization, and eating attitudes in relation to body appreciation

“I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person”: A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark

Corrigendum: Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

Body shaming and internalized weight bias as potential precursors of eating disorders in adolescents

Weight stigma and mental health in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of US adults