The weight of stigma: Cortisol reactivity to manipulated weight stigma

The weight of stigma: Cortisol reactivity to manipulated weight stigma

Objective Rates of weight‐based stigmatization have steadily increased over the past decade. The psychological and physiological consequences of weight stigma remain understudied. Methods This study examined the effects of experimentally manipulated weight stigma on the stress‐responsive hypothalami...

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Veröffentlicht in:Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2015-02, Vol.23 (2), p.368-374
Hauptverfasser: Himmelstein, Mary S., Incollingo Belsky, Angela C., Tomiyama, A. Janet
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Body Image
Body Mass Index
Exercise
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone - analysis
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Physical fitness
Physiology
Saliva - chemistry
Shopping
Stereotyping
Studies
Weight control
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Objective Rates of weight‐based stigmatization have steadily increased over the past decade. The psychological and physiological consequences of weight stigma remain understudied. Methods This study examined the effects of experimentally manipulated weight stigma on the stress‐responsive hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) in 110 female undergraduate participants (BMI: M = 19.30, SD = 1.55). Objective BMI and self‐perceived body weight were examined as moderators of the relationship between stigma and HPA reactivity. Results Results indicated participants' perceptions of their own body weight (but not objective BMI) moderated the effect of weight stigma on cortisol reactivity: F(1,102) = 13.48, P 
ISSN:1930-7381
1930-739X
DOI:10.1002/oby.20959