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Internalized weight bias in patients presenting for bariatric surgery

Eating Behaviours Sep 18, 2020

Wagner AF, et al. - Since internalized weight bias (IWB) is significantly correlated with poor psychosocial health outcomes in patients with increased body mass index, researchers assessed the psychometric properties and correlates of the Weight-Bias Internalization Scale in a pre-surgical bariatric population. Self-report measures have been administered to patients prior to surgery. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an acceptable fit using a one-factor structure for the WBIS, with one item removed. In the current sample, mean WBIS was similar to that reported in a community sample of adults with overweight and obesity, as well as a sample of adolescents seeking bariatric surgery. IWB was also positively correlated with body dissatisfaction, restrained, emotional, and external eating, depression, and anxiety, and negatively related to the quality of life. This research highlights the clear trend of associations with measures of body image, disordered eating, and quality of life pointing towards IWB's relevance to the experiences of bariatric patients.

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