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April 4, 2024Open Access

Does Terminology Matter When Measuring Stigmatizing Attitudes About Weight? Validation of a Modified Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale

Caitlin A. Martin‐Wagar Katelyn A. Melcher Sarah E Attaway Brooke L. Bennett Connor J. Thompson Oscar Kronenberger Taylor E. Penwell

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Abstract

Commonly used terms like "obese person" have been identified as stigmatizing by those with lived experience. Thus, this study sought to revise a commonly used measure of weight stigmatizing attitudes, the Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) scale.

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Martin‐Wagar et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e7078eb6db643587681408 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4208912/v1

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