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Review of the Experience of Weight-Based Stigmatization in Romantic Relationships
Marilou Côté1,2, Catherine Bégin3,4
1School of Psychology, Laval University, Pavillon F-A.-Savard, 2325, rue des Bibliothèques, local 1116, Quebec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Purpose Of Review:
This narrative review summarizes literature on the stigma and prejudices experienced by individuals based on their weight in the context of romantic relationships.
Recent Findings:
Individuals presenting with overweight or obesity, particularly women, are disadvantaged in the formation of romantic relationships compared with their normal-weight counterparts. They are also more prone to experience weight-based stigmatization towards their couple (from others), as well as among their couple (from their romantic partner). Currently available studies showed that weight-based stigmatization by a romantic partner was found to be associated with personal and interpersonal correlates, such as body dissatisfaction, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and disordered eating behaviors. Scientific literature on weight-based stigmatization among romantic relationships is still scarce. Prospective researches are clearly needed to identify consequences of this specific type of stigmatization on individuals' personal and interpersonal well-being. The use of dyadic designs could help to deepen our understanding as it would take into account the interdependence of both partners.
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