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An Examination of the Cognitive Aspects of the Stigma of Obesity
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Schaad, Ashley M.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1325871309
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2012, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
Abstract
Several studies have shown that obese individuals often internalize the obesity stereotypes (ex: Puhl, Moss-Racusin, & Schwartz, 2007). Lekas, Siegel, and Schrimshaw (2006) revealed that among female participants with HIV/AIDS, internalizing the stereotypes against individuals with HIV/AIDS caused the participants to report feeling discrimination even when they could not report a single incidence of discrimination against themselves personally. The researcher sought to test this idea with the stigma of obesity. Participants underwent a perspective taking measure before playing Cyberball. The participants were ostracized throughout the game, then given the chance to report discrimination by the other players. As predicted, discrimination based on weight was reported by participants who undertook the perspective-taking measure significantly more than participants without the perspective-taking measure.
Committee
Mark Sibicky, PhD (Committee Chair)
Christopher Klein, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
45 p.
Subject Headings
Behaviorial Sciences
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Cognitive Psychology
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Counseling Psychology
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Experimental Psychology
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Psychology
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Public Health
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Social Psychology
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Social Research
Keywords
obesity
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discrimination
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weight discrimination
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stereotype
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Schaad, A. M. (2012).
An Examination of the Cognitive Aspects of the Stigma of Obesity
[Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1325871309
APA Style (7th edition)
Schaad, Ashley.
An Examination of the Cognitive Aspects of the Stigma of Obesity.
2012. Marietta College, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1325871309.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Schaad, Ashley. "An Examination of the Cognitive Aspects of the Stigma of Obesity." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1325871309
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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