Mumbod? A comparison of body image and dietary restraint among women with younger, older, and no children

Zali Yager; Ivanka Prichard; Laura Hart; Stephanie R. Damiano

doi:10.1177/1359105320967422

Mumbod? A comparison of body image and dietary restraint among women with younger, older, and no children

Zali Yager, Ivanka Prichard, Laura Hart, Stephanie R. Damiano

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

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Abstract

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are times of significant body, and body image changes for women. Adult women (N = 885) aged 21 to 47 years old completed an online questionnaire. Mothers of young children (0–5 years) had significantly lower levels of body shame, self-objectification, and dietary restraint than women without children, and women with school-aged (6–10 years) children had significantly lower self objectification than women without children, once we controlled for age. BMI predicted body shame more than motherhood status. This research has implications for the development of appropriate body image interventions for adult women.

Original language	English
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Early online date	28 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320967422
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Oct 2020

Keywords

body image
maternal mental health
mother
objectification
postpartum

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