2014
An Exploration of Social Desirability Bias in Measurement of Attitudes toward Breastfeeding in Public
Lippitt M, Masterson A, Sierra A, Davis AB, White MA. An Exploration of Social Desirability Bias in Measurement of Attitudes toward Breastfeeding in Public. Journal Of Human Lactation 2014, 30: 358-366. PMID: 24692103, DOI: 10.1177/0890334414529020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial desirability biasDesirability biasMeasurement of attitudesDemographic sectorsMeasures of attitudesDimensions of attitudesUnmatched count techniquePublic settingsPublicAttitudesUCT methodSQ conditionsSelf-reported attitudesSocial desirabilityFuture researchRates of endorsementEndorsementHigher endorsementWeb-based surveyQuestionsAnonymitySectorDesirabilityLaw
2010
Negative weight-based attitudes in treatment-seeking obese monolingual Hispanic patients with and without binge eating disorder
Puhl RM, White MA, Paris M, Anez LM, Silva MA, Grilo CM. Negative weight-based attitudes in treatment-seeking obese monolingual Hispanic patients with and without binge eating disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2010, 52: 737-743. PMID: 21193178, PMCID: PMC3131447, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorder psychopathologyNegative attitudesSample of EnglishPsychological functioningBody imageMonolingual SpanishCommunity mental health centerLatina groupsMental health centersPsychopathologyResearch cliniciansSemistructured interviewsBingeObese LatinosAttitudesRandomized placebo-controlled trialPlacebo-controlled trialLatino adultsParticipantsHispanic patientsConsecutive seriesDisordersObese personsHealth centersFunctioningAttitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating
Puhl RM, Masheb RM, White MA, Grilo CM. Attitudes toward obesity in obese persons: A matched comparison of obese women with and without binge eating. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2010, 15: e173-e179. PMID: 20124783, PMCID: PMC3652565, DOI: 10.3275/6797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological factorsWeight controllability beliefsAnti-fat attitudesControllability beliefsStigma reduction effortsPsychological featuresWeight controllabilityPsychological distressWeight biasCorrelational analysisDisorder featuresObese womenStigmatizing attitudesObese personsFavorable attitudesBeliefsBingeAttitudesDepressionBody mass indexPersonsPotential implicationsMass indexObese individualsDistress