Examining the relationship between weight controllability beliefs and eating behaviors: The role of internalized weight stigma and BMI

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April 2021

The current investigation aimed to examine how internalized weight stigma, along with BMI, may explain the effect of weight controllability beliefs on disparate dietary behaviors. A community sample of 2702 U.S. adults completed an online survey about their weight controllability beliefs, eating behaviors, and internalized weight stigma, as well as demographic items and self-reported BMI.

Full Citation: Reinka MA, Quinn DM, Puhl RM. Examining the relationship between weight controllability beliefs and eating behaviors: The role of internalized weight stigma and BMI [published online ahead of print, 2021 Apr 14]. Appetite. 2021;164:105257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105257