Relationship between body mass index and quality of life among Malaysian young adults

Sequential mediated effects of perceived weight stigma and weight-related self-stigma

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ID7844302
AuthorsWan Ying Gan (0000-0002-9016-3414, Universiti Putra Malaysia), Yu-Ting Huang (0009-0004-3212-3088, National Cheng Kung University), Wen‐li Hou (0000-0002-6685-3837, Kaohsiung Medical University), Wen-Li Hou, Serene En Hui Tung (0000-0001-9122-7523, International Medical University), Wai-Ching Poon (0000-0003-1258-3576, Sunway Business School, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia), Yan-Li Siaw (0000-0002-2815-4867, University of Malaya), Nadia Bevan (0000-0002-5213-4057, Monash University), Mark D Griffiths (0000-0001-8880-6524, Nottingham Trent University), Jung-Sheng Chen (0000-0003-3187-9479, Department of Medical Research, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan), I-Ching Lin, I‐Ching Lin (0000-0002-1418-4977, Asia University), Ru-Yi Huang (Division of Family Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan), Chung-Ying Lin (0000-0002-2129-4242, National Cheng Kung University)
Year2025
Pages13591053251358460-13591053251358460
Publication date2025-08-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/13591053251358460
PMID40879519
OpenAlexW4413811953
LanguageEN
References cited32

The present cross-sectional study examined how perceived weight stigma (PWS) and weight-related self-stigma (WRSS) may sequentially mediate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and quality of life (QoL) among Malaysian young adults. Malaysian university students ( n = 1044; mean age = 21.3 years) self-reported their height/weight and completed the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire, Perceived Weight Stigma Scale, and World Health Organization Quality of Life–BREF. Sequential mediation analyses assessed direct/indirect effects of BMI on QoL domains (including physical, psychological, social, and environmental) and overall QoL, with PWS and WRSS as mediators. Higher BMI (i) positively related to PWS ( r = 0.150, p r = 0.469, p r = −0.105, p r = −0.148, p

Body mass index · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Mediation · Overweight · Psychiatry · Quality of life (healthcare · Social stigma · Stigma (botany · Weight stigma · Young adult · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gerontology · Immunology · Internal Medicine

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