Is Fat Talk Perceived As More Detrimental to Romantic Relationships Than Other Forms of Self-Berating Dialog?

This study examined perceptions of a woman and her romantic partner’s relationship satisfaction when engaged in three types of self-berating talk - Fat Talk, Dumb Talk, or Neutral Talk. Results showed that FT yielded the poorest interpersonal quality evaluations of the woman, while DT yielded the highest sexual satisfaction ratings.