Weight Bias Internalization

Weight Bias Internalization is a psychological construct that refers to the extent to which individuals personally adopt and internalize negative societal stereotypes and stigmatizing beliefs about weight, leading to self-devaluation and negative attitudes toward their own weight.

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2017–2026

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551

  1. RM
    Rebecca M. Puhl

    University of Connecticut, United States

    26 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. RL
    Rebecca L. Pearl

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. JD
    Janet D. Latner

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    16 publications · 2.6K citations

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  4. MS
    Mary S. Himmelstein

    University of Connecticut, United States

    11 publications · 945 citations

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  5. RA
    Robert A. Carels

    Bowling Green State University, United States

    11 publications · 517 citations

    11

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  1. Body Image

    20 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

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  2. Obesity

    19 publications · 2.7K citations

    16

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  3. 12

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    10 publications · 446 citations

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  5. Eating Behaviors

    9 publications · 712 citations

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