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Weight stigma, welfare stigma, and political values: Evidence from a representative British survey

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  • Hughes, Amanda M.
  • McArthur, Daniel

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Obesity-related stigma is increasingly recognised as a public health issue, with serious implications for mental and physical health. However, very little is known about what drives inter-individual differences in obesity-stigmatizing views, and how they are distributed in the population. If views about obesity are not independent of a person's wider beliefs and values, this must be understood so that obesity stigma can be effectively tackled.

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  • Hughes, Amanda M. & McArthur, Daniel, 2023. "Weight stigma, welfare stigma, and political values: Evidence from a representative British survey," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 334(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:334:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623005294
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116172
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