Overt and subtle discrimination, subjective well-being and physical health-related quality of life in an obese sample

  1. Magallares Sanjuán, Alejandro
  2. Benito de Valle Galindo, Pilar
  3. Irles-Rocamora, José-Antonio
  4. Jáuregui-Lobera, Ignacio
Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 17

Páginas: 1-8

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2014.64 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumen

Obesity represents a serious health issue affecting millions of people in Western industrialized countries. The severity of the medical problems it causes is paralleled by the fact that obesity has become a social stigma that affects the psychological health-related quality of life of individuals with weight problems. Our study, with 111 obese patients of a Spanish hospital, focused specifically on how overt and subtle discrimination is related to subjective well-being (affect balance and life satisfaction) and physical health-related quality of life. It was shown that overt (r = �.28, p < .01 with affect balance; r = �.26, p < .01 with life satisfaction) and subtle discrimination (r = �.28, p < .01 with affect balance; r = �.27, p < .01 with life satisfaction) were negatively linked with subjective well-being, and that there was a negative correlation between overt discrimination and physical health-related quality of life (r = �.26, p < .01). Additionally, it was found that overt discrimination was a mediator variable in the relationship between physical health-related quality of life and subjective well-being using the Baron and Kenny procedure. Finally, it is discussed the relationship between discrimination, subjective well-being and physical health-related quality of life in obese people.

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