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- Title: Localized Coping Responses as Mediators in the Relationship Between Weight Stigma and Depression
- Author : Afton M. Koball
- Release Date : January 18, 2013
- Genre: Medical,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 7413 KB
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Currently an estimated 66% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese (Ogden, Carroll, McDowell, & Flegal, 2007). Despite the prevalence of obesity, overweight and obese individuals experience prejudice and discrimination as a result of theirweight (i.e. weight stigma). This often leads to negative consequences such as depression (Puhl & Heuer, 1999; Myers & Rosen; Friedman, et al., 2005). The present study examined whether coping with stigmatizing experiences mediated the relationship between perceived weight stigma and depression. In addition, the study examined whether gender and optimism moderated the relationship between coping and depression. Fifty-five overweight and obese (mean BMI= 37.2)weight loss treatment seeking participants (87.3% Caucasian, 79.6% female) were included. Results showed that both adaptive and maladaptive coping significantly mediated the relationship between weight stigma and depression. Surprisingly, greater adaptive coping was positively related to depression. Neither gender nor optimism moderated the coping and depression relationship. Results from this study highlight the importance of identifying psychological factors that can mitigate the negative consequences of experiencing bias and discrimination because of one’s weight. Obese individuals are at considerable risk for psychological complications secondary to weight-based mistreatment by others.
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