1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The present study aims at reviewing narratively the stigma and prejudices experienced by individuals based on their weight in the context of romantic relationships.» (p. 281)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«A literature search of PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar was conducted, with no time restriction. […] Further, related articles in Google Scholar of the most relevant papers of the review were screened. The publication lists of the main authors in the field of weigh stigma in romantic relationships were also reviewed. Only English-language publications were included in this review. All type of papers were included, but grey literature was excluded.» (p. 281)

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«The literature reviewed showed that individuals presenting with overweight or obesity, particularly women, are disadvantaged in the formation of romantic relationships compared with their normal-weight counterparts […]. Individuals living with obesity are also more prone to experience weight-based stigmatization towards their relationship (from the outside) […], as well as within their couple (from the inside) […]. Weight-based stigma by a romantic partner was found to be associated with personal and interpersonal correlates, such as body dissatisfaction […], relationship [and sexual] dissatisfaction, and disordered eating behaviors […]. Available findings also suggest that being older is related to less frequent weight-based comments from the partner and reveal that there is no impact of these comments on older women’s disordered eating […]. [Furthermore,] although we acknowledge the importance to study weight-based stigma among all weight statuses, we believe that more attention should be paid to a seemingly vulnerable population […], namely, women living with overweight or obesity. Another limitation that stems from the population choices of past studies is the exclusive use of individuals involved in mixed-sex relationships. As same-sex couples may be particularly exposed to body comparison among their romantic relationship […], it would be of great interest to compare mixed- and same-sex couples on the frequency of weight-based stigma they experience in their relationship and its impact on personal and interpersonal outcomes.» (p. 284)