Research progress of weight stigma assessment tools at different angles

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-9605.2025.03.008

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With the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity, the negative perception and stereotypes of obese people, namely weight stigma,are becoming increasingly serious. This review summarizes the assessment tools developed both domestically and internationally for weight-related discrimination and bias from the perspectives of the public and overweight/obese people. Summarizes the content, characteristics, and application of the measurement tools, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of different tools, provides a reference for researchers to accurately measure the weight stigma level of the two perspectives, develop the localization measurement tools, and develop the stigmatization strategies.

Key words: Weight stigma, Obesity, discrimination, stigma, Assessment tools

Man Hu, Qingran Lin. Research progress of weight stigma assessment tools at different angles[J]. Chinese Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases(Electronic Edition), 2025, 11(03): 213-221.

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