‘Sorry mate, you’re probably a bit too fat to be able to do any of this’: Men’s experiences of weight stigma and its implications
Journal article
Authors | Lozano, L, McKenna, Jim, Carless, D, Pringle, Andy and Sparkes, A |
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Abstract | This study explores men’s experiences of weight stigma with a sample of men attending a weight management programme. Men’s understanding of stigma, including its sources, their responses to it, and its impact, were discussed using focus groups. Findings from a thematic analysis indicate that weight stigma undermines men’s masculine sense of self. Weight stigma becomes a social threat – real or imagined - that entails negative psychosocial outcomes, impeding men’s participation in social activities, including weight loss. With adequate social support, a men-only weight management programme is perceived as a safe environment where the men recovered their impaired self-concept. We suggest that weight stigma should be considered in the design of men’s weight management interventions, to generate a more compassionate approach to weight loss. |
Keywords | men, health, weight, stigma, intervention |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | International Journal of Men's Health |
Publisher | Men's Studies Press |
ISSN | 1933-0278 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/625040 |
hdl:10545/625040 | |
Publication dates | 2016 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Jul 2020, 15:46 |
Accepted | 2016 |
Contributors | Leeds Beckett University |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93w3w/-sorry-mate-you-re-probably-a-bit-too-fat-to-be-able-to-do-any-of-this-men-s-experiences-of-weight-stigma-and-its-implications
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