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A conceptual model of psychological predictors of postpartum weight retention
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posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by Jo Phillips, Ross King, Helen SkouterisObesity and being overweight affect almost half of all women of childbearing age, with postpartum weight retention (PWR) being a key contributing factor. Retention of postpartum weight has a number of negative health implications for mothers and offspring, including longer-term higher body mass index (BMI). There is increasing evidence that psychological factors are associated with PWR, including depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and body dissatisfaction. However, what is less known is how these psychological factors might interact with maternal physiological and physical weight factors, sociocontextual influences, pregnancy-related medical factors, and maternal behaviours to lead to PWR. We have incorporated identified psychological influences within an empirically supported, multifactorial, conceptual model of hypothesised predictors of PWR, and argue that a systematic and rigorous evaluation of this conceptual model will inform the development of appropriate prevention strategies.
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Journal of reproductive and infant psychologyVolume
30Issue
3Pagination
278 - 288Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
Abingdon, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0264-6838eISSN
1469-672XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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