Visible yet Invisible: embodied meanings of weight stigma among women with binge eating disorder and higher weight
Kjersti Hognes Berg, Eli Natvik, Lisbeth Jahren, Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes · 2025
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Kjersti Berg and three co-authors interviewed women with binge eating disorder about living with weight stigma, in a 2025 study. How stigma is felt in the body had been little explored in this group. Eight patients took part in deep qualitative interviews. Habits, seen as quiet patterns shaped by social settings, guided the analysis.
A shared feeling summed up the accounts: visible yet invisible. Women felt absorbed by a body size that clashes with the thin ideal. That clash made them feel exposed and ashamed. Awareness of the body swung between too much and too little. To cope, women held back their natural self-expression in daily life. Restricting awareness and action made them feel less visible. The authors say that buffer also feeds shame, and they suggest new research angles.
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| CREATOR | Kjersti Hognes Berg, Eli Natvik, Lisbeth Jahren, Trine Tetlie Eik-Nes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |