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To evaluate how representative general public samples perceive individuals with obesity, identify causal beliefs regarding weight gain, and determine public support for preventive interventions.

August 23, 2011BMC Public HealthOpen Access

The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review

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CSClaudia SikorskiPublic Health Agency of Canada MLMelanie LuppaLeipzig University MKMarie KaiserLeipzig University

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Systematic review reveals widespread obesity stigma and internal causal attributions in the general public, indicating a need for multidimensional education to build policy support.

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To evaluate how representative general public samples perceive individuals with obesity, identify causal beliefs regarding weight gain, and determine public support for preventive interventions.
Conducted a systematic literature search for representative population studies evaluating obesity stigma, causal attributions, and public health prevention support.
Identified and synthesized data from 7 published studies meeting the inclusion criteria.
In one representative German study, approximately 25% of the general population displayed definite stigmatizing attitudes toward individuals with obesity.
Causal attribution studies demonstrated that the public rates internal, personal factors as significantly more influential than external environmental drivers in causing obesity.
Regulative prevention policies received approval from roughly 50% of the public, whereas childhood-targeted prevention interventions achieved the highest levels of support.

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Sikorski et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f3cf615b3aae2e02a9bc3 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-661

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Systematic review reveals widespread obesity stigma and internal causal attributions in the general public, indicating a need for multidimensional education to build policy support.

The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review

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The stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review

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