"I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person": A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to explore how two of the main dimensions of internalized weight stigma (IWS), namely weight-related self-devaluation and distress, play out in the lives of people with excess weight (EW), and to study whether there are further dimensions of IWS.

Method

Ten informants with EW were included in this study. The sample size was determined prior to data collection based on available resources at the time of data collection. All informants both participated in in-depth interviews and responded to the questionnaire WBIS-2F consisting of the two subscales: weight-related self-devaluation and distress. The interview accounts were thematically coded and compared with the informants' scoring on WBIS-2F.

Findings

Seven themes were identified from the

SUBMITTER: Davidsen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9886864 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature