Beyond body size: Gender specific associations between self-perceived body shape and experienced and internalized weight stigma

Lydia R. Wiersma, Harley M. Layman, Jaimie Arona Krems, Leslie M. Garza, Susanna V. Lopez, Misty A. W, Natalie G. Keirns

Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal

Published online on May 23, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigated cross-sectional associations between self-perceived body shape and weight stigma in young adult women and men. College students (N= 555 women,N= 252 men) at a large Southern U.S. university completed an online questionnaire ...