Weight Stigma as a Predictor of Distress and Maladaptive Eating Behaviors During COVID-19: Longitudinal Findings From the EAT Study
Author(s) -
Rebecca M. Puhl,
Leah M. Lessard,
Nicole Larson,
Marla E. Eisenberg,
Dianne Neumark-Stzainer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa077
Subject(s) - covid-19 , weight stigma , distress , stigma (botany) , psychology , clinical psychology , longitudinal study , health psychology , psychological distress , eating disorders , psychiatry , medicine , mental health , obesity , public health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , overweight , virology , pathology , nursing , disease , outbreak
Weight stigma is common for people with obesity and harmful to health. Links between obesity and complications from COVID-19 have been identified, but it is unknown whether weight stigma poses adverse health implications during this pandemic.
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