Weight bias internalization scale: psychometric properties and population norms.

OBJECTIVE: Internalizing the pervasive weight bias commonly directed towards individuals with overweight and obesity, co-occurs with increased psychopathology and impaired quality of life. This study sought to establish population norms and psychometric properties of the most widely used self-report...

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Main Authors: Anja Hilbert, Sabrina Baldofski, Markus Zenger, Bernd Löwe, Anette Kersting, Elmar Braehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906030?pdf=render