Obesity
Scientists at University of Wollongong describe research in obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 12th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Obesity, "The aim of this study was to investigate discrimination against obese job candidates, and to examine whether widely used measures of implicit and explicit antifat attitudes are related to or predict antifat discrimination. One hundred university students made job candidate suitability ratings of resumes submitted for a bogus managerial position."
"Photos attached to each resume portrayed the job candidate as either obese or normal weight, by using pre- and postprocedure photos of individuals who had undergone bariatric surgery. To assess discrimination, job candidates' ratings were compared between...
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