Northeastern University, Department of Applied Psychology, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
Northeastern University, Department of Applied Psychology, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
Body Image. 2018 Mar;24:44-54. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.12.001. Epub 2017 Dec 16.
Pregnancy and childbirth result in dramatic changes in a woman's body shape, which can be associated with body image concerns. To date, however, little is known about how sociocultural factors may influence body dissatisfaction in postpartum women. This study aimed to test a sociocultural model of body image and eating concerns among a sample of postpartum women. A sample of N=474 women, mean (SD) age=30.6 (4.8), having given birth during the last year, completed an online survey and reported on sociocultural pressures from media, peers, family and partners, thin-ideal internalization, appearance comparison, body dissatisfaction, and psychological functioning. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed a good fit to the data, χ (49)=220.20, p<.001, RMSEA=.086, CFI=.93. Findings suggest that women experience strong sociocultural pressures to attain unrealistic body shapes/sizes during the post-pregnancy period, contributing to their body image concerns.
怀孕和分娩会导致女性身体形态发生巨大变化，这可能会引起她们对身体形象的关注。然而，迄今为止，人们对社会文化因素如何影响产后女性的不满身体形象知之甚少。本研究旨在检验产后女性身体形象和饮食问题的社会文化模型。研究选取了 474 名女性作为样本，平均（标准差）年龄=30.6（4.8），在过去一年中生过孩子，她们完成了一项在线调查，报告了来自媒体、同龄人、家人和伴侣的社会文化压力、理想化的内化、外貌比较、身体不满和心理功能。结构方程模型分析显示，数据拟合良好，χ（49）=220.20，p<.001，RMSEA=.086，CFI=.93。研究结果表明，女性在产后期间会经历强烈的社会文化压力，要求她们达到不切实际的体型/身材，这导致了她们对身体形象的关注。
