Weight Bias Internalization: The Maladaptive Effects of Moral Condemnation on Intrinsic Motivation

Weight stigma typically focuses on suggestions that people with overweight and obesity are incompetent and immoral. Integrating so far unconnected lines of research, the current research presents two studies that examine the motivational relevance of these aspects of weight stigma. Specifically, we...

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Main Authors: Susanne Täuber, Nicolay Gausel, Stuart W. Flint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01836/full