Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma
The present cross-sectional study examined how perceived weight stigma (PWS) and weight-related self-stigma (WRSS) may sequentially mediate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) among Malaysian young adults. Malaysian university students (n = 1044; mean age = 21.3...
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| author | Gan, Wan Ying Huang, Yu Ting Hou, Wen Li Tung, Serene En Hui Poon, Wai Chuen Siaw, Yan Li Bevan, Nadia Griffiths, Mark D. Chen, Jung Sheng Lin, I. Ching Huang, Ru Yi Lin, Chung Ying |
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| description | The present cross-sectional study examined how perceived weight stigma (PWS) and weight-related self-stigma (WRSS) may sequentially mediate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) among Malaysian young adults. Malaysian university students (n = 1044; mean age = 21.3 years) self-reported their height/weight and completed the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire, Perceived Weight Stigma Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF. Sequential mediation analyses assessed direct/indirect effects of BMI on QoL domains (including physical, psychological, social, and environmental) and overall QoL, with PWS and WRSS as mediators. Higher BMI (i) positively related to PWS (r = 0.150, p < 0.01) and WRSS (r = 0.469, p < 0.01); and (ii) negatively related to psychological QoL (r = −0.105, p < 0.01) and general health (r = −0.148, p < 0.01). Sequential mediation analyses showed significantly negative indirect effects of BMI on all QoL domains via PWS and WRSS. Therefore, PWS and WRSS are important factors in the relationship between BMI and QoL among Malaysian young adults. |
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| spelling | my.upm.eprints-1237822026-04-23T03:30:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123782/ Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma Gan, Wan Ying Huang, Yu Ting Hou, Wen Li Tung, Serene En Hui Poon, Wai Chuen Siaw, Yan Li Bevan, Nadia Griffiths, Mark D. Chen, Jung Sheng Lin, I. Ching Huang, Ru Yi Lin, Chung Ying The present cross-sectional study examined how perceived weight stigma (PWS) and weight-related self-stigma (WRSS) may sequentially mediate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) among Malaysian young adults. Malaysian university students (n = 1044; mean age = 21.3 years) self-reported their height/weight and completed the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire, Perceived Weight Stigma Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF. Sequential mediation analyses assessed direct/indirect effects of BMI on QoL domains (including physical, psychological, social, and environmental) and overall QoL, with PWS and WRSS as mediators. Higher BMI (i) positively related to PWS (r = 0.150, p < 0.01) and WRSS (r = 0.469, p < 0.01); and (ii) negatively related to psychological QoL (r = −0.105, p < 0.01) and general health (r = −0.148, p < 0.01). Sequential mediation analyses showed significantly negative indirect effects of BMI on all QoL domains via PWS and WRSS. Therefore, PWS and WRSS are important factors in the relationship between BMI and QoL among Malaysian young adults. SAGE Publications 2025-08-29 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123782/2/123782.pdf Gan, Wan Ying and Huang, Yu Ting and Hou, Wen Li and Tung, Serene En Hui and Poon, Wai Chuen and Siaw, Yan Li and Bevan, Nadia and Griffiths, Mark D. and Chen, Jung Sheng and Lin, I. Ching and Huang, Ru Yi and Lin, Chung Ying (2025) Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma. Journal of Health Psychology, 31 (4). pp. 1454-1468. ISSN 1359-1053; eISSN: 1461-7277 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13591053251358460 Applied Psychology 10.1177/13591053251358460 |
| spellingShingle | Applied Psychology Gan, Wan Ying Huang, Yu Ting Hou, Wen Li Tung, Serene En Hui Poon, Wai Chuen Siaw, Yan Li Bevan, Nadia Griffiths, Mark D. Chen, Jung Sheng Lin, I. Ching Huang, Ru Yi Lin, Chung Ying Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title | Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title_full | Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title_short | Relationship between Body Mass Index and Quality of Life among Malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of Perceived Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Self-Stigma |
| title_sort | relationship between body mass index and quality of life among malaysian young adults: sequential mediated effects of perceived weight stigma and weight-related self-stigma |
| topic | Applied Psychology |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123782/2/123782.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/123782/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13591053251358460 |
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