Avoiding exercise mediates the effects of internalized and experienced weight stigma on physical activity in the years following bariatric surgery
Abstract
People living with severe obesity report high levels of weight-related stigma. Theoretically, this stigma undermines weight loss efforts. The objective of this study is to test one proposed mechanism to explain why weight loss is so difficult once an individual becomes obese: that weight-related stigma inhibits physical activity via demotivation to exercise.The study focused on individuals who had bariatric surgery within the past 5 years (N =...
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Title
Avoiding exercise mediates the effects of internalized and experienced weight stigma on physical activity in the years following bariatric surgery
Published Date
Jul 2, 2018
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Volume
5
Issue
1
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