Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69548, first published .
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Psychological Intervention for Internalized Health-Related Stigma Among Adults With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Investigation

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Psychological Intervention for Internalized Health-Related Stigma Among Adults With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Investigation

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Psychological Intervention for Internalized Health-Related Stigma Among Adults With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Investigation

Rebecca L Pearl   1 , PhD ;   Danielle Saunders   1 , MPH ;   Laurie C Groshon   1 , MS ;   Yulin Li   2 , MS ;   Abigail Shonrock   1 , PhD ;   Rebecca M Puhl   3 , PhD ;   Kimberly A Driscoll   1 , PhD ;   Preeti Manavalan   4 , MD, MSc ;   Joel M Gelfand   5 , MD, MSCE ;   Thomas A Wadden   6 , PhD ;   Sarah C Westen   1 , PhD ;   Marjorie Montanez-Wiscovich   7 , MD, PhD ;   Xiang-Yang Lou   2 , PhD

1 Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

2 Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine and College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

3 Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, United States

4 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

5 Department of Dermatology and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Center for Clinical Sciences in Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

6 Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

7 Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Rebecca L Pearl, PhD
  • Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
  • College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida
  • P.O. Box 100165
  • Gainesville, FL 32610-0165
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3522945405
  • Email: rebecca.pearl@phhp.ufl.edu