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Striving for the thin ideal post-pregnancy: A cross-sectional study of intuitive eating in postpartum women

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posted on 2021-03-18, 02:13 authored by Megan F Lee, Susan WilliamsSusan Williams, Karena BurkeKarena Burke
Objective: To conduct a cross-sectional study of women in the postpartum period to identify relationships between intuitive eating, body image satisfaction, eating attitudes and depressive symptomology. Methods: Women with at least one child born in the previous 6–48 months were recruited via Facebook to complete an online survey which included: sociodemographic and health questions, the Intuitive Eating Scale, the Body Shape Questionnaire, the Multi-dimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, the Eating Attitudes Test-26 and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all variables and hierarchical regressions used to examine associations between intuitive eating styles, body image satisfaction, eating attitudes and depressive symptomology. Results: Of the 419 women (mean age 32 ± 5.3 years), 32% were classified with intuitive eating styles and were more likely to have higher body image satisfaction (F = 476.80, p < .001), less disordered eating attitudes (F = 30.74, p < .001) and lower depressive symptomology (F = 4.14, p = .042). Conclusions: The postpartum period is a time of high risk for developing/maintaining eating styles that may negatively impact psychological health and well-being. Providing education to new mothers about the benefits of intuitive eating could positively influence their health and well-being.

History

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start Page

127

End Page

138

Number of Pages

12

eISSN

1469-672X

ISSN

0264-6838

Location

England

Publisher

Routledge

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2019-04-10

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Print-Electronic

Journal

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology