TY - JOUR
T1 - Fat phobia
T2 - Measuring, understanding, and changing anti‐fat attitudes
AU - Robinson, Beatrice “Bean” E.
AU - Bacon, Lane C.
AU - O'reilly, Julia
PY - 1993/12
Y1 - 1993/12
N2 - We examined fat phobia, defined as a pathological fear of fatness, by‐ constructing the Fat Phobia Scale, determining its reliability and validity, examining correlates of fat phobia, and using a treatment approach designed to decrease fat phobia. Study 1 describes the development of the Fat Phobia Scale, a 50‐item, modified 5‐point semantic differential scale. Subjects (974 females and 117 males) completed the scale; factor analysis yielded six factors. Respondents who are average weight, female, younger, have more than a high school education, or are nonmedical professionals are more likely to have fat phobic attitudes. Study 2 examines fat phobic attitudes of women (N = 40) who had negative feelings about their bodies. Subjects completed the Fat Phobia Scale before and after a treatment approach designed to reduce their feelings of responsibility for fatness. Total scores on the Fat Phobia Scale and scores on all six factors decreased significantly, indicating a decrease in fat phobia. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
AB - We examined fat phobia, defined as a pathological fear of fatness, by‐ constructing the Fat Phobia Scale, determining its reliability and validity, examining correlates of fat phobia, and using a treatment approach designed to decrease fat phobia. Study 1 describes the development of the Fat Phobia Scale, a 50‐item, modified 5‐point semantic differential scale. Subjects (974 females and 117 males) completed the scale; factor analysis yielded six factors. Respondents who are average weight, female, younger, have more than a high school education, or are nonmedical professionals are more likely to have fat phobic attitudes. Study 2 examines fat phobic attitudes of women (N = 40) who had negative feelings about their bodies. Subjects completed the Fat Phobia Scale before and after a treatment approach designed to reduce their feelings of responsibility for fatness. Total scores on the Fat Phobia Scale and scores on all six factors decreased significantly, indicating a decrease in fat phobia. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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U2 - 10.1002/1098-108X(199312)14:4<467::AID-EAT2260140410>3.0.CO;2-J
DO - 10.1002/1098-108X(199312)14:4<467::AID-EAT2260140410>3.0.CO;2-J
M3 - Article
C2 - 8293029
AN - SCOPUS:0027375395
SN - 0276-3478
VL - 14
SP - 467
EP - 480
JO - International Journal of Eating Disorders
JF - International Journal of Eating Disorders
IS - 4
ER -