Attitudes towards obesity in the Swedish general population: The role of one's own body size,weight satisfaction,and controllability beliefs about obesity |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;2. School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia;3. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;1. Division of Health Care Policy and Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;2. Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota & Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VAMC, VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA;3. Department of Psychology, Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Road, PO Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205, USA;4. Division of Health Services Research, Administration & Policy, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;1. Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Public Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health, The University of Canberra, University Drive, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia;2. Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia;3. Discipline of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, The University of Canberra, University Drive, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia;4. Centre for Action and Research in Public Health, Faculty of Health, The University of Canberra, University Drive, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia;1. East Carolina University, United States;2. Bowling Green State University, United States;3. University of Findlay, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study examined the associations of different socio-demographic and psychological factors with attitudes towards obesity. Individuals with different weight status (N = 2436) were drawn from an annual population-based survey in Sweden, and data on attitudes towards obesity (ATOP) and predictor variables were assessed in 2008. The strongest predictor of ATOP was controllability beliefs about obesity (β = 0.83). Thus, greater controllability beliefs about obesity predicted more negative attitudes. Sex and weight satisfaction were also independently associated with ATOP. However, there was no, or only a weak, association between weight satisfaction and ATOP among individuals with normal weight or overweight. And the higher the weight satisfactions of individuals with obesity, the more positive were their attitudes. It seems that stigma-reduction strategies in the general public should address the uncontrollable factors in the aetiology of obesity. However, more research is needed to understand the underlying causes of people's attitudes towards obesity. |
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| Keywords: | Body size Attitudes towards obesity Stigma Obesity Gender Body image |
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