Perceived and actual weight stigma among romantic couples
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Collisson, Brian
Rusbasan, David
Abstract / Description
According to research on weight bias, relationship stigma may be greater among romantic couples comprised of at least one overweight partner, as compared to two healthy-weight partners. However, comparison theories predict that the stigma of being overweight may be greater among mixed-weight couples (i.e., romantic partners with dissimilar body mass indexes; BMI) than matched-weight couples (e.g., similarly overweight partners). To test these rival hypotheses, we assessed perceived and actual stigma experienced by mixed-weight and matched-weight couples. In two studies, people inferred (Study 1) or reported the actual amount (Study 2) of relational stigma and weight-related discomfort experienced by a healthy-weight/overweight person in a mixed/matched-weight relationship. Supporting the weight bias hypothesis, people inferred overweight people and their partners experience greater stigma and weight-related discomfort (Study 1). However, only overweight people in a matched-weight, as compared to mixed-weight, relationships actually reported greater relational stigma and weight-related discomfort (Study 2).
Keyword(s)
matched-weight mixed-weight relational stigma weight-bias romantic couplesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-12-23
Journal title
Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
Volume
10
Issue
2
Page numbers
125–135
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Collisson, B., & Rusbasan, D. (2016). Perceived and actual weight stigma among romantic couples. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 10(2), 125–135. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.206
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Collisson, Brian
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rusbasan, David
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Date of first publication2016-12-23
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Abstract / DescriptionAccording to research on weight bias, relationship stigma may be greater among romantic couples comprised of at least one overweight partner, as compared to two healthy-weight partners. However, comparison theories predict that the stigma of being overweight may be greater among mixed-weight couples (i.e., romantic partners with dissimilar body mass indexes; BMI) than matched-weight couples (e.g., similarly overweight partners). To test these rival hypotheses, we assessed perceived and actual stigma experienced by mixed-weight and matched-weight couples. In two studies, people inferred (Study 1) or reported the actual amount (Study 2) of relational stigma and weight-related discomfort experienced by a healthy-weight/overweight person in a mixed/matched-weight relationship. Supporting the weight bias hypothesis, people inferred overweight people and their partners experience greater stigma and weight-related discomfort (Study 1). However, only overweight people in a matched-weight, as compared to mixed-weight, relationships actually reported greater relational stigma and weight-related discomfort (Study 2).en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCollisson, B., & Rusbasan, D. (2016). Perceived and actual weight stigma among romantic couples. Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 10(2), 125–135. https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.206en_US
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ISSN1981-6472
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1744
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2110
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.206
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Keyword(s)matched-weighten_US
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Keyword(s)mixed-weighten_US
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Keyword(s)relational stigmaen_US
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Keyword(s)weight-biasen_US
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Keyword(s)romantic couplesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitlePerceived and actual weight stigma among romantic couplesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships
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Page numbers125–135
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Volume10
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