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Resumen Antecedentes: La valoración de la delgadez y sesgo hacia las personas con sobrepeso, pueden promover menor valoración del cuerpo y estilos de alimentación desadaptativos; la autocompasión podría actuar mitigando estas relaciones. Objetivo: comprender la asociación entre apreciación corporal, internalización del sesgo del peso y estilos de alimentación (EA), así como el rol que cumple una actitud autocompasiva en la apreciación corporal. Método: Estudio correlacional, transversal, en el que participaron 837 adultos residentes en Chile. En el análisis de datos se empleó regresión múltiple y análisis de mediación. Resultados: La apreciación corporal y la internalización del sesgo del peso predijeron EA emocional (β = -,126; p <,001 y β = ,146 p <,001, respectivamente), EA externo (β = -,095; p <,001 y β = ,064 p <,001, respectivamente) y EA restrictivo (β = ,134; p <,001 y β = ,258; p <,001, respectivamente). La autocompasión medió la relación entre internalización del sesgo del peso y apreciación corporal (β = -,133; IC:[-,157; −0,11]). Conclusiones: La valoración del cuerpo y la internalización del sesgo del peso influyen en los EA, y una actitud compasiva hacia sí mismo media en el efecto del sesgo del peso sobre la devaluación hacia el propio cuerpo.
Abstract Background: The assessment of thinness and bias towards overweight people can promote body appreciation and maladaptive eating styles; self-compassion could act mitigating these relationships. Objective: to understand the association between body appreciation, weight bias internalization and eating styles (ES), as well as the role of a self-compassionate attitude in body appreciation. Method: Correlational, cross-sectional study, with 837 adults living in Chile. In the data analysis, multiple regression and mediation analysis were used. Results: Body appreciation and internalization of weight bias predicted emotional ES (β = -.126; p < .001 and β = .146; p < .001, respectively), external ES (β = -.095; p < .001 and β = .064; p < .001, respectively) and restrictive ES (β = -.134; p < 001 and β = .258; p < .001, respectively). Self-compassion mediated the relationship between internalization of weight bias and body appreciation (β = -.133, CI: [- .157, -.11]). Conclusions: The assessment of the body and the weight bias internalization influence eating styles, and a compassionate attitude towards oneself intervenes in the effect of the weight bias on the devaluation towards the own body.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Weight PrejudiceABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Korean versions of Fat Phobia Scale (short form) (F-scale), Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale (BAOP), and Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale (ATOP) which are scales of rating weight bias were assessed to find out the reliability and validity. METHODS: Korean versions of F-scale, BAOP, and ATOP were completed twice by 165 adults (85 males, 80 females; 73 hospital staffs, and 92 teachers). Validity was tested using Spearman correlation and factor analysis. Reliability was analyzed using test-retest analyses (Spearman Rho value). RESULTS: Using factor analyses, F-scale comprised of three factors explaining 55.20% of the total variance, BAOP two factors explaining 53.3% of the total variance, and ATOP six factors explaining 61.61% of the total variance. Spearman correlation between F-scale and ATOP was -0.28 to -0.36 (P < 0.05), suggesting that people who worried about being obese tended to have negative attitudes against obesity. The correlation between F-scale and BAOP was -0.25 to -0.27 (P < 0.05), meaning that people who worried about being obese had a tendency to blame obesity on environmental factors. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.79 to 0.90 for F-scale, 0.34 to 0.38 for BAOP and 0.82 to 0.87 for ATOP. Spearman Rho values were 0.47 for F-scale, 0.50 for BAOP, and 0.47 for ATOP (P < 0.05). The scores of each scale were not related to subjects' sex, BMI, body perception, and weight control efforts, while for ATOP scores older subjects were more likely to have a negative view for obesity (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The Korean version of F-scale, ATOP and BAOP could be considered as a tool to evaluate weight-bias however, further study is needed for appropriate application.