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<p>Attentional biases (ABs) toward weight-related cues, together with the internalization of negative obesity-related stereotypes, contribute to weight dissatisfaction among females. Notably, obesity is often stereotypically associated with negative (e.g., laziness) and positive (e.g., humor). However, whether females with weight dissatisfaction show ABs toward obesity stereotype-related information remains underexplored. In the present study, 25 females with weight dissatisfaction (HWD) and 25 with low weight dissatisfaction (LWD) completed a visual search task while ERPs were recorded. Attentional selection was assessed using the N2-posterior-contralateral (N2pc), and attentional suppression was measured via the distractor positivity (Pd). Task-irrelevant distractors consisted of negative and positive obesity-stereotypical trait words and neutral words, presented within circular shapes on both the left and right sides of the display. The results showed that both negative and positive obesity-stereotypical words elicited a significant N2pc exclusively in the HWD group. Furthermore, only negative obesity-stereotypical trait words elicited a significant Pd component in the HWD group. No such effects were observed in the LWD group. These results suggest that in females with HWD, both negative and positive obesity <b>s</b>tereotype-related words initially captured attention, followed by active suppression of negative stereotype-related information.</p>

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Attentional biases toward obesity stereotypes in females with weight dissatisfaction

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    2026年1月28日

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  • Ting Wang,
  • Xuechen Leng,
  • Xiaocui Yu,
  • Jing Gao,
  • Jiayi Yao,
  • Chengzhi Feng,
  • Wenfeng Feng

摘要

Attentional biases (ABs) toward weight-related cues, together with the internalization of negative obesity-related stereotypes, contribute to weight dissatisfaction among females. Notably, obesity is often stereotypically associated with negative (e.g., laziness) and positive (e.g., humor). However, whether females with weight dissatisfaction show ABs toward obesity stereotype-related information remains underexplored. In the present study, 25 females with weight dissatisfaction (HWD) and 25 with low weight dissatisfaction (LWD) completed a visual search task while ERPs were recorded. Attentional selection was assessed using the N2-posterior-contralateral (N2pc), and attentional suppression was measured via the distractor positivity (Pd). Task-irrelevant distractors consisted of negative and positive obesity-stereotypical trait words and neutral words, presented within circular shapes on both the left and right sides of the display. The results showed that both negative and positive obesity-stereotypical words elicited a significant N2pc exclusively in the HWD group. Furthermore, only negative obesity-stereotypical trait words elicited a significant Pd component in the HWD group. No such effects were observed in the LWD group. These results suggest that in females with HWD, both negative and positive obesity stereotype-related words initially captured attention, followed by active suppression of negative stereotype-related information.