Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the first papers focused on internalized weight stigma were published in the mid 2000's, the literature has grown into a robust field that complements existing knowledge on weight stigma. Recently, researchers have documented the need for increased conceptual and measurement clarity, to distinguish internalized weight stigma from body dissatisfaction. Although several systematic reviews have been conducted on portions of the internalized weight stigma literature, no review to date has been conducted examining the entirety of the literature.

Objective

The aim of this research was to conduct a systematic scoping review and synthesis of research on internalized weight stigma. Specifically, we sought to examine the broad scope of the literature, terms used to re

SUBMITTER: Nutter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11247756 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature