Obesity, self-complexity, and compartmentalization: on the implications of obesity for self-concept organization.

نویسندگان

  • B E Blaine
  • C A Johnson
چکیده

OBJECTIVE The relationship between obesity and structural aspects of the self-concept was examined in adult women. Participants were 119 adult women [age range: 18-73, M=26.9; body mass index (BMI) range: 16.2-54.7, M=27.3] who completed measures of self-esteem, self-complexity, and the spontaneous self-concept. BMI was associated with less complex and more compartmentalized self-knowledge and more frequent mention of weight-stereotypic traits as self-descriptive. The findings are discussed in the context of research on obesity- related stigma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Eating and weight disorders : EWD

دوره 10 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005