The Factors Of Media, Body Satisfaction, And Gender On...

The factors of media, body satisfaction, and gender on weight biases Crista Benton University of Tampa INTRO The stigma against obese indivuduals is now global. It happens at the playground, during job interviews, while applying for graduate school, in court and even at the doctors office. (1-5) There are already well documented differences between weight bias and gender. Aruguete, Yates and Edman found that women tend to internalize their anti fat attitudes, meaning they value thinness within themselves more than others. They become fearful of gaining weight, and tend to have a stronger desire than men to lose weight. Aruguete s sample of women had desires 3 times higher to lose weight than the men. Due to the internalization, women tend to be more dissatisfied with their body and are more likely to engage in risky dietary behaviors. Interalizing antifat attitudes is not related to the dislike of obease individuals. Men externalize their anti-fat attitudes; even overweight men are more likely than women to have a bias against overweight individuals. â€Å" Men value thiness in other people more than they do in themselves. â€Å" A previous study shows that watching 40 minutes of The Biggest Loser increases weight bias. The contestants on the program showed deciation and hard work which contributed to the idea the weight is contorollable which leads to a higher fat bias. When they measured the fat biases, they found that overweight participants displayed aShow MoreRelatedThere is a stigma in our society about obesity in our culture. This issue has increased over the3100 Words   |  13 Pagesreport feelings of obesity mostly as a strong automatic preference for thin people compared to fat people. This stigma is influenced by several different factors, including gender, the media, and attitudes about ones own body. Attitudes toward obesity are different among genders. 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