Internalized Weight Bias, Teasing, and Self-Esteem in Children with Overweight or Obesity

Background: Although 2/3 of US adults and nearly 1/3 of US children have overweight or obesity, weight stigma is common. Many with overweight or obesity ascribe negative ideas to themselves, resulting in internalized weight bias (IWB). In adults, IWB has been associated with psychosocial problems; h...

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Published in:Child Obes
Main Authors: Fields, Lauren C., Brown, Callie, Skelton, Joseph A., Cain, Kathryn S., Cohen, Gail M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7815063/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33351706
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/chi.2020.0150
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