The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review.
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The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review. / Sikorski, Claudia; Luppa, Melanie; Kaiser, Marie; Glaesmer, Heide; Schomerus, Georg; König, Hans-Helmut; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G.
in: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Jahrgang 11, 2011, S. 661.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review.
AU - Sikorski, Claudia
AU - Luppa, Melanie
AU - Kaiser, Marie
AU - Glaesmer, Heide
AU - Schomerus, Georg
AU - König, Hans-Helmut
AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi G
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Up to this date, prevalence rates of obesity are still rising. Aside from co-morbid diseases, perceived discrimination and stigmatization leads to worsen outcomes in obese individuals. Higher stigmatizing attitudes towards obese individuals may also result in less support of preventive and interventive measures. In light of the immense burden of obesity on health care systems and also on the individuals' quality of life, accepted and subsidized preventive measures are needed. Policy support might be determined by views of the lay public on causes of obesity and resulting weight stigma. This study seeks to answer how representative samples of the lay public perceive people with obesity or overweight status (stigmatizing attitudes); what these samples attribute obesity to (causal attribution) and what types of interventions are supported by the lay public and which factors determine that support (prevention support).
AB - Up to this date, prevalence rates of obesity are still rising. Aside from co-morbid diseases, perceived discrimination and stigmatization leads to worsen outcomes in obese individuals. Higher stigmatizing attitudes towards obese individuals may also result in less support of preventive and interventive measures. In light of the immense burden of obesity on health care systems and also on the individuals' quality of life, accepted and subsidized preventive measures are needed. Policy support might be determined by views of the lay public on causes of obesity and resulting weight stigma. This study seeks to answer how representative samples of the lay public perceive people with obesity or overweight status (stigmatizing attitudes); what these samples attribute obesity to (causal attribution) and what types of interventions are supported by the lay public and which factors determine that support (prevention support).
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Obesity/psychology
KW - Public Health
KW - Social Stigma
KW - Stereotyping
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Obesity/psychology
KW - Public Health
KW - Social Stigma
KW - Stereotyping
U2 - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-661
DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-661
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 661
JO - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
JF - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
SN - 1471-2458
ER -