Keywords
Intuitive eating
Mindful eating
Weight prejudice
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Abstract
Introduction: The stigma facets, that is, experienced, internalized, stigma awareness, and anticipation, can change adaptive eating behaviors such as intuitive eating and mindful eating. Objective: Verify if the stigma facets, adaptive eating behaviors, body mass index and body weight perception are different according to gender; verify the relationship between stigma facets and adaptive eating behaviors with body mass index and body weight perception; identify factors that explain adaptive eating behaviors. Methodology: Correlational, predictive, cross-sectional study. 782 university students between the ages of 18 and 25 participated, enrolled in the period 2023-2024. A survey was applied with various questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were carried out. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Approval of Ethics Committee No.19-CEI-004-20180614. Results: 67.6% of participants were female. Significant differences were found between stigma awareness, anticipated stigma, mindful eating and body weight perception according to gender. A correlation was identified between stigma facets and adaptive eating behaviors. Experienced stigma, internalized, anticipated stigma and body weight perception explain intuitive eating behavior R2= 0.122, p< 0.001. Internalized, anticipated stigma and gender explain mindful eating behavior R2= 0.143, p< 0.001. Conclusion: The stigma facets, adaptive eating behaviors and body weight perception were different according to gender; they are related and explain adaptive eating behaviors. Interventions are recommended to reduce weight stigma, promote accuracy weight perception, and adaptive eating behaviors.
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