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Weight Stigma Goes Viral on the Internet: Systematic Assessment of YouTube Comments Attacking Overweight Men and Women

BACKGROUND: Anonymous verbal attacks against overweight individuals on social media are common and widespread. These comments often use negative, misogynist, or derogatory words, which stigmatize the targeted individuals with obesity. These verbal attacks may cause depression in overweight individua...

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Autores principales: Jeon, Yongwoog Andrew, Hale, Brent, Knackmuhs, Eric, Mackert, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29559426
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/ijmr.9182