TY - JOUR
T1 - The "if only i were thin . . ." treatment program
T2 - Decreasing the stigmatizing effects of fatness
AU - Robinson, Beatrice E.
AU - Bacon, Jane G.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The authors describe an innovative treatment program for fat women designed to increase the number and variety of their daily activities and decrease their fat phobic attitudes and depression, thereby increasing their self-esteem. Data on 47 female clients who completed the Fat Phobia Scale, the Restricted Activities Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, and the Self-Esteem Scale, before and after treatment, indicate improvement on all four instruments. The therapy approach, which focused on (a) increasing clients' daily activities, (b) examining individual eating patterns, (c) redefining standards of beauty, and (d) teaching assertiveness skills to confront the prejudice and discrimination faced by fat people, is presented in detail.
AB - The authors describe an innovative treatment program for fat women designed to increase the number and variety of their daily activities and decrease their fat phobic attitudes and depression, thereby increasing their self-esteem. Data on 47 female clients who completed the Fat Phobia Scale, the Restricted Activities Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, and the Self-Esteem Scale, before and after treatment, indicate improvement on all four instruments. The therapy approach, which focused on (a) increasing clients' daily activities, (b) examining individual eating patterns, (c) redefining standards of beauty, and (d) teaching assertiveness skills to confront the prejudice and discrimination faced by fat people, is presented in detail.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.27.2.175
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.27.2.175
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030533916
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 27
SP - 175
EP - 183
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 2
ER -