
Behavior & Society
How Weight Bias May Affect Dogs and Their Owners
Dog and owner body weight can influence veterinarians’ perceptions
Rebecca L. Pearl is an assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Her research investigates weight bias, its impact on health and interventions to reduce its internalization.
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