The Relationship Between the Attributions of the Causes of Obesity, Contact and Attitudes Towards Obese People in Medical Students

IF 0.5 4区社会学 Q3 SOCIAL ISSUES

Drustvena Istrazivanja Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.5559/di.32.1.01

Barbara Kalebić Maglica, Martina Lukačić

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the attributions of obesity and attitudes towards obese people in medical students and to examine whether the frequency and quality of contact with obese people moderates this relationship. The study involved 360 medical students, 261 female students and 96 male students, with an average age of 21.88 (SD = 2.12) years. The survey was online, and the participants filled out questions related to demographics, the causes of obesity scale, anti-fat attitudes scale, as well as questions about the frequency and quality of contact with obese people. The obtained results show that the attribution of the cause of obesity by internal factors is associated with more negative attitudes towards obese people. More frequent and high-quality contacts are associated with more positive attitudes towards obese people. No significant interactions were obtained between attributions of causes of obesity and contact on the attitudes towards obese people. The obtained results are commented in the context of the effects that students' negative attitudes have on obese people and the importance of contact in reducing these negative attitudes.

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医学生肥胖原因归因、接触与对待肥胖者态度的关系

本研究旨在探讨医学生的肥胖归因与对肥胖者的态度之间的关系，并探讨与肥胖者接触的频率和质量是否会调节这种关系。研究对象为医科学生360人，女学生261人，男学生96人，平均年龄21.88岁(SD = 2.12)。该调查是在线进行的，参与者填写了与人口统计学、肥胖原因量表、反肥胖态度量表以及与肥胖人士接触的频率和质量有关的问题。获得的结果表明，将肥胖的原因归因为内部因素与对肥胖者的更消极态度有关。更频繁和高质量的接触与对肥胖者更积极的态度有关。肥胖原因的归因与接触对肥胖者的态度之间没有显著的相互作用。在学生消极态度对肥胖者的影响以及接触对减少这些消极态度的重要性的背景下，对所获得的结果进行了评论。

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Drustvena Istrazivanja Multiple-

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0.90

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16.70%

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30 weeks

期刊介绍： Društvena istraživanja is a journal for general social issues, embracing complete thematic and disciplinary openness. It publishes works in different social disciplines (sociology, psychology, political science, psychiatry, history, law, economics, demography, linguistics etc.), but also publishes work that transcends the frontiers of individual disciplines. Papers are subject to anonymous review procedures. Indexed in: Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences (CC/S&BS)