Extant research has investigated the relationship between body weight and suicidality because obesity is highly stigmatized, leading to social marginalization and discrimination, yet has produced mixed results. Scholars have speculated that factors associated with body weight, such as weight discrimination, may better predict suicidality than body weight itself. We consider this possibility among a sample of 12,057 adult participants ages 33 to 43 in Wave V of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health through investigation of the relationships between weight discrimination and two dimensions of suicidality-suicide ideation and attempts. We also examine gender as a moderator of these relationships. We find that weight discrimination is positively associated with both suicide ideation and attempts, and this relationship is similar among men and women. Our findings underscore the need to address issues of weight discrimination in our society to better promote mental well-being.

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歧视的心理“重量”：感知到的人际体重歧视与美国自杀倾向之间的关系。


现存的研究调查了体重与自杀倾向之间的关系，因为肥胖被高度污名化，导致社会边缘化和歧视，但产生了喜忧参半的结果。学者们推测，与体重相关的因素，例如体重歧视，可能比体重本身更能预测自杀倾向。我们通过调查体重歧视与自杀倾向-自杀意念和企图的两个维度之间的关系，在全国青少年到成人健康纵向研究第五波的 12,057 名 33 至 43 岁的成年参与者样本中考虑了这种可能性。我们还将性别作为这些关系的调节因素进行研究。我们发现体重歧视与自杀意念和自杀未遂呈正相关，这种关系在男性和女性之间相似。我们的研究结果强调了解决我们社会中的体重歧视问题以更好地促进心理健康的必要性。