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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 28, 2013 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Gender differences in antifat attitudes

Diferencias de género en actitudes antiobesos

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Pages 113-119 | Received 15 Dec 2011, Accepted 26 Apr 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Differences between women and men in the expression of prejudice toward obese people coexist with widespread antifat attitudes. It has been argued that these differences stem from women's tendency to internalize the social norm of slimness and to develop eating concerns, while men tend to resort to externalization and to showing antifat attitudes. Data obtained from 597 students (264 male and 333 female) revealed that men showed more prejudice against obese people, and that women had high scores in eating problems questionnaires. Finally, it is discussed why men and women adopt different strategies to deal with the social norm of thinness.

Resumen

Las actitudes antiobesos están muy extendidas. Sin embargo, existen diferencias individuales entre hombres y mujeres en la expresión de este tipo de prejuicio hacia las personas con problemas de peso. En la presente investigación se argumenta que tales diferencias pueden ser explicadas porque las mujeres internalizan la norma social de delgadez mostrando problemas de la conducta alimentaria mientras que los hombres la externalizan mostrando actitudes antiobesos. El estudio se llevó a cabo con 597 estudiantes (264 hombres y 333 mujeres). Los resultados muestran que los hombres puntuaban más en actitudes antiobesos mientras que las mujeres lo hacían en problemas con la conducta alimentaria. Finalmente se discute el porqué hombres y mujeres adoptan diferentes estrategias para lidiar con la norma social de delgadez.

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