Ideology, Thin-Ideal Internalization, and Social Comparison: An Examination of the Correlates of Weight Bias

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dc.contributor.advisorRussell-Mayhew, Shelly
dc.contributor.authorNutter, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-30T20:39:35Z
dc.date.available2014-11-17T08:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-30
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractAlthough a history of research and social action has led to progress in the areas of race and gender bias, weight bias, or the negative attitudes and beliefs towards people with obesity, has been given considerably less focus. Given the increasing rates of obesity and the increase in the intensity and frequency of weight-bias, research is needed to elucidate factors associated with weight bias. This research quantitatively examined the relationship between three social ideologies, thin-ideal internalization, and social comparison processes in relation to weight bias. Participants were 153 adults from the United States recruited through Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk. The results suggested that, while social ideology remains significantly associated with weight bias, thin-ideal internalization and social comparisons are also significantly associated with both explicit and implicit weight bias. Future research may want to more closely align with body image research, and investigate the utility of body image interventions for weight bias.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNutter, S. (2014). Ideology, Thin-Ideal Internalization, and Social Comparison: An Examination of the Correlates of Weight Bias (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26438en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26438
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1871
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subjectEducation--Guidance and Counseling
dc.subjectPsychology--Social
dc.subject.classificationWeight Biasen_US
dc.subject.classificationIdeologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationSocial Comparisonen_US
dc.subject.classificationThin-Ideal Internalizationen_US
dc.titleIdeology, Thin-Ideal Internalization, and Social Comparison: An Examination of the Correlates of Weight Bias
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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