Self-Disgust & Visual Perspective Taking
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Self-disgust and visual perspective taking: how do post-bariatric surgery patients ‘see’ themselves?
IRAS ID
177822
Contact name
Mahbuba Khatun
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of East London
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
Research suggests that obese individuals are rated less favourably across all social groups (Wing & Jeffrey, 1999), with disgust being the strongest predictor of negative attitudes (Vartanian, 2010). Whilst some studies have explored the role of disgust in obesity, there is a distinct gap in the evidence base in relation to self-disgust and how individual’s respond once they have transitioned out of the weight-stigmatising environments. The proposed study aims to address this gap by using visual imagery to explore how an obese individual may ‘see’ themselves whilst they are obese, and also when they are no longer obese. The researcher will interview patients in Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust that have been obese, had bariatric surgery and now perceive themselves to be within a ‘normal’ BMI range. It is intended that the findings will not only be helpful for individual patients but also to wider systems such as public health campaigns and the media.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0870
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jun 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion