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The portrayal of obesity in U.K. national newspapers.
Stuart W. Flint,
Joanne Hudson 
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David Lavallee
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David Lavallee
Stigma and Health, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 16 - 28
Swansea University Author:
Joanne Hudson
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DOI (Published version): 10.1037/sah0000013
Abstract
Obesity is a major medical health challenge; however, the associated stigma represents a harmful and obstructive obstacle to treatment. This study’s purpose was to explore the portrayal of obesity in U.K. national newspapers. A purposive sample of 312 editions (weekday: n = 208; weekend: n = 104) fr...
| Published in: | Stigma and Health |
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| ISSN: | 2376-6972 2376-6964 |
| Published: |
2016
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32184 |
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Obesity is a major medical health challenge; however, the associated stigma represents a harmful and obstructive obstacle to treatment. This study’s purpose was to explore the portrayal of obesity in U.K. national newspapers. A purposive sample of 312 editions (weekday: n = 208; weekend: n = 104) from 6 newspapers (3 broadsheet; 3 tabloid) was analyzed. All text related to obesity was content analyzed. In total, 349 articles were analyzed. Weight stigmatization and the portrayal of overweight and obesity as a moral digression were evident. Findings demonstrate that U.K. national newspapers attribute obesity to controllable causes. Caricatured portrayals of overweight and obesity were evident and may play a pivotal role in the formation and maintenance of antiobesity attitudes. |
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| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Issue: |
1 |
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16 |
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28 |