Effects of Hand Washing on Implicit Anti-Fat Bias

The Implicit Nature of the Anti-Fat Bias

The stigmatization and discrimination of obese persons is pervasive in almost any domain of living. At the explicit level, obese people are associated with a wide range of negative characteristics. Furthermore, research with the implicit association test revealed the implicit nature of the anti-fat bias. Building upon these findings, the present study used event-related brain potential recordin...

The influence of one's own body weight on implicit and explicit anti-fat bias.

OBJECTIVE This study examined the influence of one's own body weight on the strength of implicit and explicit anti-fat bias. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURE Implicit and explicit anti-fat attitudes and obesity stereotypes were assessed among a large online sample (N = 4283) that included representation from across the weight spectrum (from underweight to extremely obese). Respondents also indi...

RUNNING HEAD: Vision and Implicit Hand Maps The Effects of Immediate Vision on Implicit Hand Maps

Impact of hand washing on bacteraemia rates.

PAPER Implicit anti-fat bias among health professionals: is anyone immune?

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether negative implicit attitudes and beliefs toward overweight persons exist among health professionals who specialize in obesity treatment, and to compare these findings to the implicit anti-fat bias evident in the general population. DESIGN: Health care professionals completed a series of implicit and explicit attitude and belief measures. Results were compared to...