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Direct linkAlameda, Miriam Wood; Whitehead, James R. – Physical Educator, 2015
Stigmatization consequent to anti-fat bias (AFB) may affect the services people who are obese receive from health professionals, including physical education and exercise science (PEX) professionals. In this study, we compared AFB levels of American and Mexican PEX students and Mexican athletes. We also investigated if socially desirable (SD)…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Obesity, Body Weight, Athletes
Peer reviewedCrandall, Christian S.; Martinez, Rebecca – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Tests the role of blame and ideology in antifat prejudice by comparing attitudes among college students (N=406) in the United States and Mexico. Mexican students were significantly less concerned about their own weight and more accepting of fat people than United States students. Prejudice toward fat people in the United States appears to have a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Composition, Body Image, Body Weight
