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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Interpersonal weight stigma is a common experience.
  • Existing theories of stigma and rejection sensitivity were integrated.
  • A new construct, weight-based rejection sensitivity (W-RS), was developed to capture anxious expectations of weight-based rejection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a scale measuring weight-based rejection sensitivity (W-RS).
  • To examine the longitudinal outcomes and predictive validity of W-RS in college students.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and validated a new scale to measure W-RS across three studies.
  • Longitudinally tracked W-RS and its association with well-being and adjustment in college students during their first semester.

Main Results:

  • The W-RS scale demonstrated validity and reliability in a college student population.
  • Higher W-RS was associated with increased risk for compromised psychological and physical well-being over time.
  • W-RS predicted poorer adjustment to college.

Conclusions:

  • Weight-based rejection sensitivity (W-RS) is a valid and reliable construct.
  • W-RS can help explain individual differences in reactions to weight stigma.
  • W-RS is a significant predictor of negative health and adjustment outcomes in college students facing weight stigma.