CellWell record HH-119231
The weight of stigma: Cortisol reactivity to manipulated weight stigma
Mary S. Himmelstein; Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez; A. Janet Tomiyama
Obesity ยท 2014
In plain language
Self-perceived (not objective) body weight moderated weight stigma's effect on cortisol elevation, with individuals perceiving themselves as heavy showing sustained post-stigma cortisol elevation despite normal BMI.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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