Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

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dc.contributor.authorSaunders, Jessica F.
dc.contributor.authorNutter, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorRussell-Mayhew, Shelly
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-07T21:07:08Z
dc.date.available2024-06-07T21:07:08Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-16
dc.descriptionSaunders, J. F., Nutter, S., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2022). Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 3, Article 877554.
dc.description.abstractBoth body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma have been identified as risk factors for many negative health outcomes for women, including depression and eating disorders. In addition to these contributions, these concepts have been found to overlap to various degrees in existing literature. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on articles published prior to February 2022 to demonstrate the conceptual and measurement overlap between body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma as currently quantified. We identified 48 studies examining the interrelation between body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma in predominantly female samples. Stronger correlations between these two constructs, some bordering on multicollinearity, were prevalent in community samples compared to clinical samples and with some but not all the commonly used measures in the body image and weight stigma fields. Body mass index (BMI) moderated these relations such that individuals with higher self-reported BMI were more likely to report lower correlations between the constructs. This concept proliferation, stronger for individuals with lower BMIs and community samples, necessitates the need change how we conceptualize and measure body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma. To this end, we conducted study two to refine existing measures and lessen the degree of measurement overlap between internalized weight stigma and body dissatisfaction, particularly in community samples of women. We aimed to clarify the boundaries between these two concepts, ensuring measurement error is better accounted for. Female university students completed existing measures of body satisfaction and internalized weight stigma, which were analyzed using an exploratory followed by a confirmatory factor analysis. In our attempts to modify two existing measures of internalized weight stigma and body dissatisfaction, the majority of the internalized weight stigma items were retained. In contrast, most of the body dissatisfaction items either cross-loaded onto both factors or loaded on to the internalized weight stigma factor despite being intended for the body dissatisfaction factor, suggesting that the measurement issues identified in recent prior research may be due not only to the way we conceptualize and quantify weight stigma, but also the ways in which we quantify body dissatisfaction, across the existing corpus of body dissatisfaction scales.
dc.description.grantingagencySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
dc.identifier.citationSaunders, J. F., Nutter, S., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2022). Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2022.877554
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2022.877554
dc.identifier.grantnumber435-2018-0116
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/118884
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/46481
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersion
dc.publisher.institutionClark University, University of Calgary
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dc.rightsCopyright © 2022 Saunders, Nutter and Russell-Mayhew Unless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. 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.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectbody dissatisfaction
dc.subjectinternalized weight stigma
dc.subjectinternalized weight bias
dc.subjectmeasurement
dc.subjectconcept proliferation
dc.titleExamining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study
dc.typeArticle
ucalgary.scholar.levelFaculty
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