Blank, Luca Katharina (2023) Fat stigma, Fat Discourses, Discrimination, and the Effect of Those on Fat People. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
There are a lot of stigmata about fat people and how those and associated discourses can negatively affect fat people will be investigated in this study. The way fat people are talked about can lead to individuals feeling shame or lower self-esteem and these discourses can even trigger dangerous effects like psychological distress or, for example, disordered eating. To examine the effects different discourses cause, 302 participants completed an online questionnaire, consisting of magazine articles about a made-up celebrity losing weight. Two conditions (independent variable), namely the celebrity losing weight for the reason of not fitting in physically and for health-related reasons, and a control condition were included. Running an ANOVA and thereby testing the dependent variables, in particular health-related symptoms, psychological well-being and emotions, the study unfortunately did not offer any significant results concerning the influence different discourses have on fat people. However, the study was limited by not conducting a manipulation and attention check as well as the manipulation being rather short and not offering repeated exposure. Therefore, future studies could focus on these aspects when researching this topic. Nevertheless, and despite the non- significant results, the study remains important as it raises awareness to the dangerous influence different discourses can have on fat people. Keywords: fat discourses, fat stigma, discrimination
| 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 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2023 09:33 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1834 |
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