Beyond personal responsibility: effects of causal attributions for overweight and obesity on weight-related beliefs, stigma, and policy support.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this research was to compare the effects of different causal attributions for overweight and obesity, among individuals with overweight and obesity, on weight-related beliefs, stigmatising attitudes and policy support. DESIGN:In Study 1, an online sample of 95 US adults rated the extent to which they believed various factors caused their own weight status. In Study 2, 125 US adults read one of three randomly assigned online passages attributing obesity to personal responsibility, biology, or the 'food environment.' All participants in both studies were overweight or obese. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:All participants reported beliefs about weight loss, weight-stigmatising attitudes, and support for obesity-related policies. RESULTS:In Study 1, biological attributions were associated with low weight-malleability beliefs and blame, high policy support, but high internalised weight bias. 'Food environment' attributions were not associated with any outcomes, while 'personal responsibility' attributions were associated with high prejudice and blame. In Study 2, participants who received information about the food environment reported greater support for food-related policies and greater self-efficacy to lose weight. CONCLUSION:Emphasising the role of the food environment in causing obesity may promote food policy support and health behaviours without imposing the negative consequences associated with other attributions.

journal_name

Psychol Health

journal_title

Psychology & health

authors

Pearl RL,Lebowitz MS

doi

10.1080/08870446.2014.916807

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1176-91

issue

10

eissn

0887-0446

issn

1476-8321

journal_volume

29

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