Weight self-stigma and weight loss during behavioural weight loss intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the myriad negative effects of weight self-stigma, its role in weight loss intervention has not been thoroughly examined. The aim of this study was to examine the association between weight self-stigma and weight loss.

Methods

This longitudinal study examined the association between weight loss and changes in self-stigma, assessed by the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire, which distinguished between self-devaluation and fear of enacted stigma. Participants were adults with overweight or obesity enrolled in a 24-month weight loss intervention trial (groups were collapsed for this post hoc analysis) who were assessed at baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months.

Results

Baseline levels of self-stigma were not associated with weight loss outcomes. However, mixed

SUBMITTER: Lillis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381303 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature