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Differences in weight stigma between gay, bisexual, and heterosexual men.
Austen, Emma; Greenaway, Katharine H; Griffiths, Scott.
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  • Austen E; Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: eausten@student.unimelb.edu.au.
  • Greenaway KH; Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Griffiths S; Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Body Image ; 35: 30-40, 2020 Dec.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32829093
Gay and bisexual men may experience more weight stigma than heterosexual men; however, research is limited. We examined differences in experienced weight discrimination, weight bias, and internalized weight bias in two studies: the first comprising gay (n = 351), bisexual (n = 357), and heterosexual (n = 408) men, and the second comprising gay (n = 614) and bisexual (n = 123) men. In Study 1, bisexual men reported experiencing more weight discrimination than gay (r = .07) and heterosexual (r = .08) men. Bisexual (Glass' Δ = 0.41) and gay (Δ = 0.37) men reported greater internalized weight bias than heterosexual men. Heterosexual men reported more weight bias than gay (Cohen's d = 0.35) and bisexual (d = 0.46) men. In Study 2, gay men reported more internalized weight bias than bisexual men (d = 0.26). Sexual orientation did not moderate the relationships of weight stigma with either body dissatisfaction or psychological quality of life. Among gay and bisexual men, experiencing weight discrimination predicted diminished psychological quality of life through internalized weight bias and body dissatisfaction. Our research emphasizes the importance of assessing weight stigma among sexual minorities and suggests bisexual men might be particularly vulnerable to weight stigma.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Imagen Corporal / Peso Corporal / Heterosexualidad / Estigma Social / Minorías Sexuales y de Género Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Body Image Asunto de la revista: PSICOLOGIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Imagen Corporal / Peso Corporal / Heterosexualidad / Estigma Social / Minorías Sexuales y de Género Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Body Image Asunto de la revista: PSICOLOGIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos