Body image and explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes: the mediating role of physical appearance comparisons |
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Authors: | O'Brien Kerry S Hunter John A Halberstadt Jamin Anderson Jeremy |
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Institution: | aSchool of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;bPsychology Department, University of Otago, Australia |
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Abstract: | Prejudice against overweight people is rife. However, there is a paucity of research on the underlying reasons for it. In two studies the relationship between body image, the tendency to make physical appearance-related comparisons (PACS), and both explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes was examined. In Study 1 (n = 227) people with a high tendency to make physical appearance-related comparisons (high PACS scorers) reported lower self-appearance evaluation, but higher appearance orientation and explicit anti-fat attitudes. The PACS fully mediated the relationship between appearance orientation and explicit anti-fat attitudes. Study 2 (n = 134) found that the PACS also mediated the relationship between appearance orientation and implicit anti-fat attitudes. Thus, individual differences in factors such as body image and the tendency to make appearance-related comparisons, appear to play a central role in both explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes. |
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Keywords: | Physical appearance comparison Body image Anti-fat attitudes |
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