U.S., Oct. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07862153) titled 'Digital Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Weight Self-stigma' on Sept. 30.
Brief Summary: Individuals with overweight experience chronic, pervasive stigma, which is a significant contributor to poor health outcomes (Puhl & Heuer, 2010). The negative consequences of stigma are further worsened among individuals with overweight who internalize and apply stigmatizing attitudes to themselves, a process called weight self-stigma (Lillis et al., 2010). Despite its prevalence and consequences, there are notably few evidence-based interventions for weight self-stigma (Pearl & Puhl, 2018), with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) being ...