scholarly journals Internalised Weight Stigma as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Experiences of Weight Stigma and Biopsychosocial Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Bidstrup ◽  
Leah Brennan ◽  
Leah M Kaufmann ◽  
Xochitl de la Piedad Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To systematically review studies that have assessed the mediating role of internalised weight stigma on the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and any biopsychosocial outcomes. Method: PsycINFO, PsycExtra, Web of Science, CINAHL, Medline, and Embase were systematically searched. Identified studies were double screened (HB and XPG). Results: Seventeen studies (across 16 articles) met our inclusion criteria (N = 21 172), and almost all studies measured only psychological outcomes (n = 15). Eight studies found consistent evidence for internalised weight stigma as a mediator of the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and disordered eating outcomes. Preliminary evidence was found for the mediating role of internalised weight stigma on the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and body shame, body dissatisfaction, exercise behaviour, healthcare experiences and behaviours, bodily pain, and parental weight talk. However, the findings were inconsistent for depression and anxiety (though only two studies reported these). Conclusion: This review provides preliminary evidence for internalised weight stigma as an intervening variable in the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and adverse health outcomes. Results suggest that there are potential benefits of interventions addressing internalised weight stigma to improve health outcomes. However, these findings must be considered in the context of the psychometric limitations of the Weight Bias Internalisation Scale (used in all but one study).

scholarly journals Economic Inequality Increases Status Anxiety Through Perceived Contextual Competitiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Melita ◽  
Guillermo B. Willis ◽  
Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón
Keyword(s):  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Status anxiety, the constant concern about individuals’ position on the social ladder, negatively affects social cohesion, health, and wellbeing (e.g., chronic stress). Given previous findings showing that status anxiety is associated with economic inequality, we aimed in this research to test this association experimentally. A cross-sectional study (Study 1) was run in order to discard confounding effects of the relationship between perceived economic inequality (PEI) and status anxiety, and to explore the mediating role of a competitive climate (N = 297). Then we predicted that people assigned to a condition of high inequality would perceive more status anxiety in their social context, and they would themselves report higher status anxiety. Thus, in an experimental study (Study 2) PEI was manipulated (N = 200). In Study 1, PEI uniquely predicted status anxiety, and perceived competitiveness mediated the relationship. In Study 2 PEI increased perceived contextual status anxiety, a specific form of perceived competitiveness based on socioeconomic status (SES). Moreover, preliminary evidence of an indirect effect was found from PEI to personal status anxiety, through (higher) perceived contextual status anxiety. These preliminary findings provide experimental evidence for the effects of economic inequality on status anxiety and the mechanism involved. Economic inequality makes people feel that they live in a society where they are constantly concerned and competing with each other for their SES. These results could have important implications as health and wellbeing could be promoted by reducing economic inequalities and the competitive and materialistic environments of our societies.

scholarly journals Impact of social class on health: The mediating role of health self-management

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0254692
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Hu ◽  
Tiantian Wang ◽  
Duan Huang ◽  
Yanli Wang ◽  
Qiong Li
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Bodily Pain ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The Relationship

Background Studies have explored the relationship between social class and health for decades. However, the underlying mechanism between the two remains not fully understood. This study aimed to explore whether health self-management had a mediating role between social class and health under the framework of Socio-cultural Self Model. Methods 663 adults, randomly sampled from six communities in Southwest China, completed the survey for this study. Social class was assessed using individuals’ income, education, occupation. Health self-management was assessed through evaluation of the health self-management behavior, health self-management cognition, health self-management environment. Physical health and mental health were measured by the Chinese version of Short-Form (36-item) Health Survey, which contains Physical Functioning, Role-Physical, Role-Emotional, Vitality, Mental Health, Social Function, Bodily Pain and General Health. Pearson’s correlation was used to examine the associations between major variables. Mediation analyses were performed to explore the mediating role of health self-management. Results Social class positively predicted self-rated health. The lower the social class, the lower the self-reported physical and mental health. Health self-management partially mediated the relationship between social class and self-rated health. That is, the health self-management ability of the lower class, such as access to healthy and nutritious food and evaluate their own health status, is worse than that of the higher class, which leads to physical and mental health inequality between the high and the low classes. Conclusion Health self-management mediated the relationship between social class and health. Promoting health self-management abilities are conducive to improving both physical and mental health.

Coping Humor as a Mediator Between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peizhen Sun ◽  
Jennifer J. Chen ◽  
Hongyan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Abstract. This study investigated the mediating role of coping humor in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction. Participants were 398 primary school teachers in China, who completed the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, Coping Humor Scale, and Overall Job Satisfaction Scale. Results showed that coping humor was a significant mediator between EI and job satisfaction. A further examination revealed, however, that coping humor only mediated two sub-dimensions of EI (use of emotion and regulation of emotion) and job satisfaction. Implications for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.

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