Evaluating the impact of a brief Health at Every Size®-informed health promotion activity on body positivity and internalized weight-based oppression

Weight-based oppression, including negative attitudes about body weight, and harassment, stigma, discrimination based on is a widespread phenomenon that leads to considerable distress poor health wellbeing outcomes. Conversely, positivity multi-faceted concept encompasses acceptance, appreciation, love, adaptive approaches protective of wellbeing. The aim this study was evaluate the impact brief promotion activity informed by Health at Every Size® critical principles internalized weight-based oppression in female students Qatar University. A quasi-experimental mixed methods pre-post evaluation design used, with quantitative assessment before activity, immediately afterwards, 10 weeks later, qualitative 10-week follow up. Measures used were Body Appreciation Scale 2, Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale, Fat Attitudes Assessment Toolkit Size Acceptance Self Reflection subscales, an open-ended questionnaire. acceptance appreciation increased significantly after activity. Qualitative results suggest these improvements sustained Brief activities show potential improve