Explicit and implicit measures of weight-related attitudes in young children: associations with perspective taking and executive function

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dc.contributor.authorHutchison, Sarah Michelle
dc.contributor.supervisorMueller, Ulrich
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-13T20:52:49Z
dc.date.available2015-08-13T20:52:49Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-08-13
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy Ph.D.en_US
dc.description.abstractWeight-based stigmatization refers to negative beliefs and weight-related attitudes that are demonstrated through rejection, bias, stereotypes, and prejudice towards individuals because they are overweight or obese. With weight stigma prevalent and on the rise, assessment of factors associated with weight stigma is important in developing effective interventions for children. The goal of this study was to investigate weight stigma in relation to perspective taking skills and executive function (EF). Sixty-two 4- to 7-year-olds were administered measures of weight stigma (explicit and a Weight Implicit Association Test; Weight IAT), perspective taking skills, and EF. As expected, most children demonstrated the stereotype that fat was bad on explicit and implicit measures. Results showed that explicit weight stigma increases with age, and perspective taking skills and EF were not associated with weight stigma. The findings suggest that weight stigma increases with age and that early intervention is needed to reduce weight stigma.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6444
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.subjectattitudeen_US
dc.subjectoverweighten_US
dc.titleExplicit and implicit measures of weight-related attitudes in young children: associations with perspective taking and executive functionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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