Table 1 Sample Characteristics

 18–24

106

11.2

 25–34

171

18.1

 35–44

168

17.8

 45–54

204

21.6

 55–64

169

17.9

 65 + 

124

13.2

Sex

 Male

450

47.8

 Female

484

51.4

 Other

8

0.85

Body Mass Index

 Underweight

36

3.8

 Normal Weight

334

35.5

 Overweight

311

33.0

 Obesity

261

27.7

Race/Ethnicity

 White

700

74.3

 Non-White

242

25.7

  Asian

100

10.6

  South Asian

28

3.0

  Black/African/Caribbean

27

2.9

  Aboriginal

24

2.6

  Other

19

2.0

  Middle Eastern

12

1.3

  Southeast Asian

12

1.3

  Hispanic/Latin American

10

1.1

  Biracial/Bi-Ethnic

8

0.9

  Pacific Islander

2

0.2

M

SD

Weight Bias Internalization Scores

 Total Sample

3.38

1.58

 Males

3.16

1.48

 Females

3.58

1.65

 Normal Weight & Underweight

2.81

1.44

 Overweight

3.40

1.50

 Obesity

4.16

1.52

Causes of Obesity Subscale Scores

 Behavioural Causes

3.70

0.82

 Psychosocial Causes

3.36

0.82

 Environmental Causes

3.34

1.03

 Physiological Causes

3.28

0.92