Add to ORKGThere were two aims to this study. The first objective was to examine relations among media exposure, thin idealization and negative attitudes held towards obese individuals. The second objective was to examine relations between negative attitudes held towards obese individuals and behaviour towards them. A total of 481 Singaporean students 10 - 17 years old from two primary schools and a secondary school participated in the investigation. Using the framework by Baron and Kenny (1986), thin idealization was found to fully mediate the relationship between media exposure and negative attitudes held towards obese others. A significant association was also found between negative attitudes and behaviour towards obese individuals. Implications of...
Recent concerns with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults i...
Media promotion of the ideal body as slimness for women and muscularity for men, has led to increasi...
Introduction Anti-fat prejudice has been documented in several areas of society, it’s a concern with...
There were two aims to this study. The first objective was to examine relations among media exposure...
The goal of this paper was to investigate firstly the relationship between negative attitudes toward...
Obesity as a global epidemic is progressing on an upward trend. With the literature having establish...
The media play a key role in promoting the thin ideal. A qualitative study, in which we used in dept...
The media play a key role in promoting the thin ideal. A qualitative study, in which we used in dept...
This project was conceptualised to answer certain questions that may help professionals dealing with...
Widespread implicit and explicit bias and discrimination based on weight have been documented in man...
This study aims to examine how influences of media, peers, and family on body dissatisfaction differ...
These days, media has become a huge part of everyday life. Unrealistic thin body weight and body sha...
Obese children experience disadvantages in school and discrimination from their teachers. Teachers’ ...
Studies examining attitudes towards obese people have mainly focused on conscious or explicit attitu...
Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and its linkage to body mass index (BMI) and body image is...
Recent concerns with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults i...
Media promotion of the ideal body as slimness for women and muscularity for men, has led to increasi...
Introduction Anti-fat prejudice has been documented in several areas of society, it’s a concern with...
There were two aims to this study. The first objective was to examine relations among media exposure...
The goal of this paper was to investigate firstly the relationship between negative attitudes toward...
Obesity as a global epidemic is progressing on an upward trend. With the literature having establish...
The media play a key role in promoting the thin ideal. A qualitative study, in which we used in dept...
The media play a key role in promoting the thin ideal. A qualitative study, in which we used in dept...
This project was conceptualised to answer certain questions that may help professionals dealing with...
Widespread implicit and explicit bias and discrimination based on weight have been documented in man...
This study aims to examine how influences of media, peers, and family on body dissatisfaction differ...
These days, media has become a huge part of everyday life. Unrealistic thin body weight and body sha...
Obese children experience disadvantages in school and discrimination from their teachers. Teachers’ ...
Studies examining attitudes towards obese people have mainly focused on conscious or explicit attitu...
Sociocultural attitudes toward appearance and its linkage to body mass index (BMI) and body image is...
Recent concerns with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults i...
Media promotion of the ideal body as slimness for women and muscularity for men, has led to increasi...
Introduction Anti-fat prejudice has been documented in several areas of society, it’s a concern with...