Body shaming and internalized weight bias as potential precursors of eating disorders in adolescents

IntroductionBody shaming (BS) is a growing phenomenon within the school context, especially among adolescents. Recently, it has been described as an unrepeated act in which a person expresses unsolicited, mostly negative comments about an individual’s body. The targeted person perceives these commen...

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Main Authors: Silvia Cerolini, Mariacarolina Vacca, Anna Zegretti, Andrea Zagaria, Caterina Lombardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1356647/full