2024
Weight Bias and Preparedness to Treat Higher-Weight Patients: Understanding the Role of Motivation to Respond Without Weight-Based Prejudice Among Resident Physicians
Standen E, Philip S, Dovidio J, van Ryn M, Phelan S. Weight Bias and Preparedness to Treat Higher-Weight Patients: Understanding the Role of Motivation to Respond Without Weight-Based Prejudice Among Resident Physicians. Stigma And Health 2024 DOI: 10.1037/sah0000582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher-weight patientsWeight biasLevels of weight biasInternal motivationExternal motivationSelf-rated preparednessExplicit weight biasIntervention effortsResident physiciansLongitudinal studyWeight stigmaPopulation of health care providersDemographic variablesPrejudiceHealth care providersParticipantsMotivationBody mass indexCare providersHigher-weightInferior careHealth careMedical traineesFindingsMass index
2021
Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being
Meadows A, Barreto M, Dovidio J, Burke S, Wittlin N, Herrin J, van Ryn M, Phelan S. Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 2021, 53: 215-230. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical schoolsSchool burnoutSchool belongingHigher-weight patientsUS medical schoolsPsychological healthWeight stigmaSense of belongingStudents' psychological healthInstitutional culture changeMedical educationMedical studentsStudentsSchoolsFourth yearAnti-fat attitudesDerogatory humorWeight-based discriminationGeneral healthBelongingMarginalized groupsFirst yearReduced feelingsDiscriminatory behaviorBurnout