“I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person”: A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark

AimThe aim of this study was to explore how two of the main dimensions of internalized weight stigma (IWS), namely weight-related self-devaluation and distress, play out in the lives of people with excess weight (EW), and to study whether there are further dimensions of IWS.MethodTen informants with...

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Main Authors: Emma Davidsen, Majken Lillholm Pico, Peter Sandøe, Thomas Bøker Lund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1049568/full