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  "abstract": "**Background:** Weight stigma is present in healthcare, and weight bias is observed as early as the initial training of future professionals. Available evidence remains fragmented across professions and provides limited insight into how social representations of weight are organized and the experiences to which students attribute their development. **Objective:** To understand weight stigma and the development of associated social representations among future health and physical activity professionals. **Methods:** A convergent parallel mixed-methods study will be conducted at the University of Lille among general practice residents and students in midwifery, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, advanced nursing practice, pharmacy, and sport and exercise sciences (STAPS). The quantitative component will compare explicit weight bias using the Anti-Fat Attitudes Questionnaire and examine the structure of social representations through five free, hierarchically ranked associations elicited by the term “body weight”. The qualitative component will involve individual in-depth interviews, using purposive and theoretical sampling, with an analysis informed by grounded theory. Analyses will be triangulated and may be discussed within a steering committee involving student researchers, supe",
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  "published": "2026-09-13",
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  "title": "Weight stigma among future health and physical activity professionals: a mixed-methods study protocol",
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