UNASSIGNED: Health education campaigns for preventing and reducing @entity28 often contain weight-stigmatizing visual content, which may have unintended negative health consequences. The goal of the present research was to identify non-stigmatizing visual content for health education materials that can promote exercise among @entity1 of diverse weight statuses. An online sample of 483 US @entity1 viewed: (i) a @entity1 with @entity28 portrayed stereotypically; (ii) a @entity1 with @entity28 exercising; (iii) a @entity1 with @entity28 portrayed neutrally; or (iv) a lean @entity1 exercising. Race of the models pictured was randomized (White or Black). @entity1 completed measures of @entity353 and exercise behavior and attitudes, and provided information about their weight status. Analysis of covariance revealed that responses to stereotypical and exercise images varied by @entity1 weight status. Across @entity1 , @entity28 portrayals elicited lower expressions of weight-biased attitudes and higher reports of exercise liking/comfort. Among non-overweight @entity1 , images portraying @entity1 with @entity28 stereotypically or counter-stereotypically produced greater endorsement of negative stereotypes than control, lean images. No effects of model race were found. These findings suggest that the public responds differently to visual portrayals of @entity28 depending on weight status, and neutral portrayals may be an effective route toward promoting exercise without perpetuating stigma.

Visual portrayals of @entity28 in health media: promoting exercise without perpetuating XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'woman', 'participant', 'Participants', 'people'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight bias'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity', 'neutral obesity']
@entity353 :: (MESH:D015431,Disease) :: ['weight bias']
