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Exploring The Links Between Culture, Locus Of Control And Self-Compassion And Their Roles In The Formation Of Weight Stigmatization, Peta Stapleton, Teeya Yamaoka
Exploring The Links Between Culture, Locus Of Control And Self-Compassion And Their Roles In The Formation Of Weight Stigmatization, Peta Stapleton, Teeya Yamaoka
Peta B. Stapleton
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between culture, Locus of Control and self-compassion in conceptualising weigh stigmatization. Participants included a culturally diverse sample (N= 136) who completed measures online including: the Attitude towards Obese Persons Scale (ATOP), Beliefs about Obese Persons Scale (BAOP), Anti-Fat Attitudes Scale (AFA), Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC-Form B), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Individualism/Collectivism Scale (IND/COL) and the Marlowe Crown Social Desirability Scale (MCSD Short-Form). Self-compassion was a significant negative predictor of weight stigmatization and had a potential to reduce weight bias. Collectivism was a significant negative predictor of weight stigmatization, …
The Interplay Between Depression, Anxiety, Interpersonal Problems And Self-Weighing On The Overall Eating Styles Of University Students, Peta Stapleton, Sheree Empson
The Interplay Between Depression, Anxiety, Interpersonal Problems And Self-Weighing On The Overall Eating Styles Of University Students, Peta Stapleton, Sheree Empson
Peta B. Stapleton
The world is facing an epidemic of obesity. As a result, it is vital that the contributing factors of this issue are identified and addressed. The aim of this study was to investigate the interplay between overall eating style scores in University students with depression, anxiety, interpersonal problems and self-weighing. The present study consisted of 170 participants (73% female). The results indicated that when social desirability, gender and race were controlled for, depression, interpersonal problems, and self-weighing significantly negatively contributed to overall eating style scores. When self-weighing and interpersonal problems were accounted for, anxiety was found to not significantly predict …