Adipositas - Ursachen, Folgeerkrankungen, Therapie 2019; 13(03): 156
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693567
Poster: Prävention/Therapie
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Overweight and lonely? A representative study on loneliness in people with obesity and its determinants

F Jung
1   Universität Leipzig, IFB AdipositasErkrankungen, Leipzig, Deutschland
2   Universität Leipzig, Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Leipzig, Deutschland
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C Luck-Sikorski
1   Universität Leipzig, IFB AdipositasErkrankungen, Leipzig, Deutschland
3   SRH Hochschule für Gesundheit, Forschungsgruppe COPE, Gera, Deutschland
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Publication Date:
04 September 2019 (online)

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Einleitung:

Obesity is associated with physical and medical restrictions and comorbidities, but also entails psychosocial effects such as social isolation and feelings of rejection. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between loneliness and weight stigma in a large sample of individuals with obesity.

Methoden:

Results were derived from a large representative sample (n = 1000). The survey included the 3-item version of the UCLA loneliness scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as well as the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS).

Ergebnisse:

The mean UCLA score was 1.943 (SD = 0.771). Respondents with higher levels of depression (B = 0.176), higher internalized weight bias (B = 0.435), and the experience of discrimination (B = 0.286) reported higher levels of loneliness.

Schlussfolgerung:

Future studies should investigate the mediation pathways between obesity, loneliness and its determinants to provide a framework for successful interventions as part of obesity management programs.