| Title |
Stigmatization of obese individuals by human resource professionals: an experimental study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-525 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Katrin E Giel, Stephan Zipfel, Manuela Alizadeh, Norbert Schäffeler, Carmen Zahn, Daniel Wessel, Friedrich W Hesse, Syra Thiel, Ansgar Thiel |
| Abstract |
Weight-related stigmatization is a public health problem. It impairs the psychological well-being of obese individuals and hinders them from adopting weight-loss behaviors. We conducted an experimental study to investigate weight stigmatization in work settings using a sample of experienced human resource (HR) professionals from a real-life employment setting. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 114 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Researcher | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 36 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 25 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 41 | 35% |
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