Stowers, Rebecca (2022) Fat Stigma. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Stigmatizing discourses place personal responsibility on fat people to change their bodies (Frederick et al., 2020). Furthermore, systemic physical restrictions are exclusive and contribute to hyper(in)visibility (Gailey & Harjunen, 2019). The present research measures the effects of different weight loss discourses on body satisfaction, internalized stigma, need to control weight and emotions of fat people. The study is a between-subjects experiment with three conditions: health, fitting-in and control. Participants read a magazine article, fabricated by the researchers to deliver a weight loss message representing one of the three conditions. Data was gathered via questionnaire using PROLIFIC ACADEMIC. Responses from 298 participants were analyzed, collected from mostly female (two not specified) participants aged 17-78. A BMI of 30 was required. No significant results were found for the hypotheses. Therefore, we cannot conclude significant differences in body and emotion variables elicited by health or fitting-in discourses. Nevertheless, literature analysis demonstrates that the impact of anti-fat discourse should not be overlooked. Overall, this study contributes to the literature on fat stigma and health frames of fat. It proposes novel questions regarding the impact of fitting-in discourse. We suggest furtherance of manipulations using social media should be considered. Implications for theoretical development include considering the effects of fear frames within health discourse.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Koc, Y. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2023 09:34 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2023 09:34 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1830 |
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