PURPOSE: Emotions form an important part of stereotyping and prejudice, but little is known about how intergroup emotions are associated with anti-fat prejudice. This study examined the relation between negative intergroup emotions (disgust, contempt, and anger) and the stereotypes of obese people. METHOD: A community sample (n = 380) and an undergraduate sample (n = 96) rated obese people on common obesity stereotypes (e.g., lazy, sloppy), and also indicated the extent to which they felt disgust, contempt, and anger toward obese people. RESULTS: In both samples, participants reported feeling more disgust and contempt than anger toward obese people. Furthermore, regression analyses indicated that disgust was a significant positive predictor of obesity stereotypes, but contempt and anger were not. CONCLUSION: Overall, these findings provide further evidence that disgust plays an important role in prejudice toward obese people.
PURPOSE: Emotions form an important part of stereotyping and prejudice, but little is known about how intergroup emotions are associated with anti-fat prejudice. This study examined the relation between negative intergroup emotions (disgust, contempt, and anger) and the stereotypes of obese people. METHOD: A community sample (n = 380) and an undergraduate sample (n = 96) rated obese people on common obesity stereotypes (e.g., lazy, sloppy), and also indicated the extent to which they felt disgust, contempt, and anger toward obese people. RESULTS: In both samples, participants reported feeling more disgust and contempt than anger toward obese people. Furthermore, regression analyses indicated that disgust was a significant positive predictor of obesity stereotypes, but contempt and anger were not. CONCLUSION: Overall, these findings provide further evidence that disgust plays an important role in prejudice toward obese people.
Authors: Bethany A Teachman; Kathrine D Gapinski; Kelly D Brownell; Melissa Rawlins; Subathra Jeyaram Journal: Health Psychol Date: 2003-01 Impact factor: 4.267
Authors: Paolo Meneguzzo; Simone Claire Behrens; Angela Favaro; Elena Tenconi; Vincenzo Vindigni; Martin Teufel; Eva-Maria Skoda; Marion Lindner; M Alejandra Quiros-Ramirez; Betty Mohler; Michael Black; Stephan Zipfel; Katrin E Giel; Chiara Pavan Journal: Obes Surg Date: 2021-01-06 Impact factor: 4.129