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ERIC Number: EJ1448538
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Weight Stigma and Physical Activity Avoidance among College-Aged Students
This study explored cross-sectional associations between prior weight stigma experiences, physical activity (PA) intentions, behaviors, and the acute effects of a weight stigma exposure on PA intentions and behaviors among undergraduate students. Weight-stigma experiences and behavioral intentions were self-reported. Moderate-to-vigorous PA and total PA were assessed using accelerometry. Participants were randomized into two experimental conditions (a weight stigma or control condition) to assess the acute effects of a weight stigma exposure. Forty-nine students (81.6% female; 59.2% Non-Hispanic White; 19.6 ± 1.1 years of age; body mass index: 23.9 ± 4.0 kg/m[superscript 2]) completed the study. Prior weight stigma experiences were positively associated with PA avoidance ([beta] = 12.1 ± 2.7; p < 0.001) but were not associated with positive PA intentions or behaviors (ps > 0.05). There were no differences in positive PA intentions, PA avoidance, or PA behaviors across conditions (all ps > 0.05). Future studies should examine the long-term effects of weight stigma on PA avoidance and objectively measured PA in young college students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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