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Prejudice against obesity in university students studying in health‐related departments
Author(s) -
Yildiz Metin,
Yalcinoz Baysal Hasret
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12314
Subject(s) - prejudice (legal term) , obesity , psychology , health care , scale (ratio) , medicine , social psychology , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law
Purpose This study was conducted to determine the degree of obesity prejudice exhibited and felt by students attending health‐related departments. Design and Method The sample included 729 students studying in health‐related departments at a university in Turkey who volunteered to take part in the study. Findings The average Obesity Prejudice Scale (OPS) score of the students was 75.54±10.43, thus indicating that they tend toward prejudice. Practical Implications According to the results of the study, university students who will be future nurses and other healthcare professionals, tend toward obesity prejudice, negatively impacting health care.