Blatant Dehumanization of People with Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Stigmatization of obesity is common, but whether this stigma extends to people with obesity also being considered less human than individuals without obesity has not been examined. This study investigated whether people with obesity are blatantly dehumanized (i.e., explicitly considered to be less human and more animallike) and whether this predicts obesity discrimination.

Methods

In four online studies (total N = 1,506) with American, British, and Indian participants, evidence for blatant dehumanization of people with obesity was examined. Whether blatant dehumanization of people with obesity was moderated by BMI and to what extent blatant dehumanization predicted support for weight discrimination were also investigated.

Results

In all studies, participants

SUBMITTER: Kersbergen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6563065 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature