Positive media portrayals of obese persons: impact on attitudes and image preferences.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of nonstereotypical, positive media portrayals of obese persons on biased attitudes, as well as propose a change in media practices that could reduce public weight bias and consequent negative health outcomes for those who experience weight stigma. METHOD Two online experiments were conducted in which participants viewed either a stigmatizing or a positive photograph of an obese model. In Experiment 1 (N = 146), participants viewed a photograph of either a Caucasian or African American obese woman; in Experiment 2 (N = 145), participants viewed either a Caucasian male or female obese model. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze outcomes for social distance attitudes toward the obese models depicted in the images, in addition to other negative attitudes and image preferences. RESULTS Participants who viewed the stigmatizing images endorsed stronger social distance attitudes and more negative attitudes toward obese persons than participants who viewed the positive images, and there was a stronger preference for the positive images than the stigmatizing images. These results were consistent regardless of the race or gender of the obese model pictured. CONCLUSION The findings indicate that more positive media portrayals of obese individuals may help reduce weight stigma and its associated negative health outcomes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
دوره 31 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012