@article{ref1,
title="Body weight perception outweighs body weight when predicting shame, criticism, depression and anxiety for lower BMI range and higher BMI range adults",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2021",
author="Carter, Alicia and Hoang, Namphuong and Gilbert, Paul and Kirby, James N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study examined the relationship between body weight shame, self-criticism and mental health for individuals across body weight ranges. In total 1695 participants completed a series of online measures and we used Structural Equation Modelling, to assess for the relationship between weight, perceived weight, social rank (social comparison, body weight shame, submissiveness) self-criticism (inadequate and self-hatred) and anxious and depressive symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that perceived body weight is more important than actual body weight in predicting body weight shame. Importantly, individuals classified in higher BMI ranges rely more on the self-hatred form of self-criticism which significantly predicts anxious and depressive symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/13591053211027641",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053211027641"
}