Visual portrayals of obesity in health media: promoting exercise without perpetuating weight bias
Pearl R, Dovidio J, Puhl R. Visual portrayals of obesity in health media: promoting exercise without perpetuating weight bias. Health Education Research 2015, 30: 580-590. PMID: 26116585, DOI: 10.1093/her/cyv025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedExerciseFemaleHealth PromotionHumansInternetMass MediaMiddle AgedObesityStereotypingSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsWeight statusHealth education campaignsNon-overweight participantsWeight-biased attitudesWeight biasNegative health consequencesHealth education materialsParticipants' weight statusLean womenUS womenObesityAnalysis of covarianceExercise imagesHealth consequencesLow expressionWomenExercise behaviorEducation campaignsHealth mediaExerciseEducation materialsStatusHigher reportsParticipants