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A Internalização do estigma do peso numa população adolescente: o papel da fusão cognitiva e da clareza do self
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O estigma associado ao peso provoca nos indivíduos respostas de stress e
sofrimento psicológico. As consequências são ainda mais graves quando experienciado
durante a infância ou adolescência pelo que é crucial desenvolver recursos internos,
protetores face a pressões sociais e familiares relacionadas com a imagem corporal.
Este estudo pretende investigar se a clareza do self (ter um sentido claro e coerente
da sua própria identidade pessoal) é preditor da internalização do estigma associado ao
peso e dos problemas gerais de saúde mental, e se o estigma associado ao peso e a fusão
com o peso são mediadores da relação entre a clareza do self e os problemas gerais de
saúde mental. Estudantes do ensino secundário (N = 421) responderam a medidas de
autorrelato destes constructos. O modelo de mediação utilizado revelou algumas
descobertas chave: a clareza do self e a fusão cognitiva com o peso são preditores diretos
de problemas de saúde mental; o estigma e a fusão cognitiva medeiam a relação entre a
clareza do self e os problemas de saúde mental.
Estes resultados sugerem que uma baixa clareza do self pode contribuir para
problemas de saúde mental porque aumenta a vulnerabilidade dos jovens à interiorização
do estigma do peso e à fusão cognitiva.
The stigma associated with weight provokes stress responses and psychological distress in individuals. The consequences are even more serious when experienced during childhood or adolescence, so it is crucial to develop internal resources, protective against social and family pressures related to body image. This study aims to investigate whether self-concept clarity (having a clear and coherent sense of one’s own personal identity) is a predictor of the internalization of weight-related stigma and general mental health problems, and whether weightassociated stigma and cognitive fusion with weight mediate the relationship between self-concept clarity and general mental health problems. Secondary school students (N = 421) completed self-report measures of these constructs. The mediation model revealed several key findings: self-concept clarity and weight-associated stigma are direct predictors of mental health problems; stigma and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between self-concept clarity and mental health problems. These findings suggest that low self-concept clarity might contribute to mental health problems because it increases young people´s vulnerability to internalization of weight stigma and cognitive fusion.
The stigma associated with weight provokes stress responses and psychological distress in individuals. The consequences are even more serious when experienced during childhood or adolescence, so it is crucial to develop internal resources, protective against social and family pressures related to body image. This study aims to investigate whether self-concept clarity (having a clear and coherent sense of one’s own personal identity) is a predictor of the internalization of weight-related stigma and general mental health problems, and whether weightassociated stigma and cognitive fusion with weight mediate the relationship between self-concept clarity and general mental health problems. Secondary school students (N = 421) completed self-report measures of these constructs. The mediation model revealed several key findings: self-concept clarity and weight-associated stigma are direct predictors of mental health problems; stigma and cognitive fusion mediate the relationship between self-concept clarity and mental health problems. These findings suggest that low self-concept clarity might contribute to mental health problems because it increases young people´s vulnerability to internalization of weight stigma and cognitive fusion.
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Estigma internalizado do peso Clareza do self Fusão cognitiva Saúde mental