Table 3 Attitudes towards people with obesity (n = 71)
From: Associations between medical students’ beliefs about obesity and clinical counseling proficiency
Survey Question | Percentage of respondents rating how much they agree or disagree with each statement | Mean | SD | Cronbach’s alpha | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Strongly disagree | 2 Somewhat disagree | 3 Somewhat agree | 4 Strongly agree | ||||
Personal discomfort | |||||||
I have negative reactions towards the appearance of obese patients. | 36.6 | 45.1 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 1.83 | .756 | 0.687 |
I feel uncomfortable when examining an obese patient. | 38.0 | 35.2 | 23.9 | 2.8 | 1.92 | .858 | |
Obesity Bias | |||||||
Obese individuals don’t make good decisions. | 38.0 | 45.1 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 1.80 | .749 | 0.767 |
Obese workers cannot be as successful as other workers. | 59.2 | 32.4 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.52 | .734 | |
Obese individuals are lazier than non-obese people. | 53.5 | 35.2 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 1.59 | .729 | |