title: Overt and subtle discrimination, subjective well-being and physical health-related quality of life in an obese sample.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (Spain).
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magallares
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nuestra Señora de Valme (Spain).
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benito de Valle
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nuestra Señora de Valme (Spain).
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Irles
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Spain).
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jauregui-Lobera
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires