| Weight stigma negatively impacts individuals and is thus important to research. The current study is the first to replicate a promising cognitive dissonance intervention to reduce weight stigma (Ciao & Latner, 2011). It extended the methodology by having alarger sample size, examining both explicit and implicit weight stigma and other weight-related phenomenon, as well as between and within group differences. The current study consisted of two parts. At Time 1, participants completed online questionnaires.At Time 2, participants came into the lab, were randomized into cognitive dissonance or control groups, received manipulated feedback on their Time 1 questionnaire scores, and concluded the study by completing a second set of questionnaires. Analyses reveal that the intervention did not significantly reduce explicit weight stigma or any of the weight stigma related phenomena. Findings suggest that the effects of a weight-related cognitive dissonance intervention may be more complex than previously thought.Key Words: Weight stigma, cognitive dissonance, implicit weight stigma, disgust sensitivity, internalization of weight bias. |