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Internalized and externalized weight bias among undergraduates in health and non-health majors
| Author(s) | Adewoye, Mary A. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2025-05-27T18:19:26Z | |
| Date Available | 2025-05-27T18:19:26Z | |
| Publication Date | 2025 | |
| SWORD Update | 2025-05-13T04:02:45Z | |
| Abstract | Objective(s): To examine weight bias differences by majors (health vs. non-health) and college years (early vs. late). ☐ Study Design: Cross-sectional. ☐ Participants: 539 undergraduates aged 18-24 enrolled at the University of Delaware. ☐ Outcome measures: Differences in internalized (Weight Bias Internalization Scale), externalized (dislike, willpower, and fear of fat subscales from Antifat Attitudes Questionnaire), and implicit weight bias (Harvard Weight Implicit Association Test). ☐ Statistical analyses: Adjusted linear regression models assessed associations between independent variables, majors, college years, and their interaction on weight bias. Group differences were presented using estimated marginal means. Significance was set at P < 0.01 to control for multiple testing. ☐ Results: Weight bias was present in this college sample, but no significant differences emerged by majors, college years, or their interaction. ☐ Conclusions and Implications: Given the persistence of weight bias across academic majors and years, future research may consider broader societal factors that influence weight bias in higher education. | |
| Advisor | Pacanowski, Carly R. | |
| Degree | M.S. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences | |
| Unique Identifier | 1524296758 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/36212 | |
| Language | en | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | |
| URI | https://www.proquest.com/pqdtlocal1006271/dissertations-theses/internalized-externalized-weight-bias-among/docview/3203233878/sem-2?accountid=10457 | |
| Keywords | Health majors | |
| Keywords | Non-health majors | |
| Keywords | Obesity | |
| Keywords | Undergraduate students | |
| Keywords | Weight bias | |
| Keywords | Weight stigma | |
| Title | Internalized and externalized weight bias among undergraduates in health and non-health majors | |
| Type | Thesis |