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JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 503-515Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308088521
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body dissatisfaction; body image; depression; dieting; figure rating; pregnancy; prospective
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This study examined body image across pregnancy. Pregnant women ( N = 158) completed measures of general attractiveness, feeling fat, fitness and strength, salience of weight and shape, and ideal and current body size at pre-pregnancy ( retrospective), and in early, middle and late pregnancy. Body image was found to be fairly stable across pregnancy such that women who started with greater body concerns maintained them over time. Although women were least satisfied with their stomach size at late pregnancy, women's ideal body shape increased in parallel with increases in body size. Women with the most body concerns reported more depressive symptoms, tendency towards dieting, and smoking during pregnancy suggesting they were at greater risk in terms of health and well-being during pregnancy.
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