A meta-analysis of associations between weight bias internalization and conceptually-related correlates: A step towards improving construct validity.

ABSTRACT: Weight bias internalization (WBI), a process of weight-based self-devaluation, has been associated with adverse mental and physical health. However, there are limitations with the existing conceptualization and operationalization of WBI that raise questions about the implications of this evidence-base. To address these limitations, the present study investigated the construct validity of WBI by conducting a meta-analysis of associations between WBI (as currently operationalized) and conceptually-related correlates. Studies identified through October 2021 that provided zero-order correlations for associations between WBI and conceptually-related constructs were examined. Meta-regression determined whether these associations differed across WBI measures and demographic (age, sex/gender, race

SUBMITTER: Romano KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature