A recent article, "Weight bias may harm obese children," summarizes a July 2007 Psychological Bulletin article: When the study participants were asked to rank the children in the order of whom they would like to be friends with, they ranked the overweight child last. … Some studies found that a sizable number of teachers harbor negative views of overweight students, seeing them as "untidy," for example, or less likely to succeed than their thinner peers. Other research found that overweight children often report teasing from family members, including parents.
Not Every Negative Judgment Is A Bias
Not Every Negative Judgment Is A Bias
Not Every Negative Judgment Is A Bias
A recent article, "Weight bias may harm obese children," summarizes a July 2007 Psychological Bulletin article: When the study participants were asked to rank the children in the order of whom they would like to be friends with, they ranked the overweight child last. … Some studies found that a sizable number of teachers harbor negative views of overweight students, seeing them as "untidy," for example, or less likely to succeed than their thinner peers. Other research found that overweight children often report teasing from family members, including parents.
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