The prevailing view in popular culture and the psychological literature is that White women
have greater body dissatisfaction than women of color. In this meta-analysis, 6 main effect …

Statistically, women, particularly pregnant women and new mothers, are at heightened risk
for depression. The present review describes the current state of the research linking …

By far, the majority of studies investigating body image in adults have drawn samples from
college populations within a very narrow age range. The purpose of the present paper is to …

Maternal depression increases risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, and recent evidence
suggests that body image may play an important role in depression. This systematic review …

The overall aim of this study was to examine the relationship between depression and body
dissatisfaction across pregnancy and the first 12 months postpartum. During pregnancy …

This study aimed to delineate the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction in pregnant
women and parturients in relation to depression and anxiety symptoms. We assessed 126 …

This longitudinal study investigated body image changes and possible predictors of multiple
dimensions of body image in the first year postpartum. Women (N= 79) who had been …

Purpose: To investigate changes in mothers' body dissatisfaction from delivery to 9 months
postpartum, and the relationship of postpartum body dissatisfaction to weight, other health …

Socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) has adverse impacts on physical (Adler and Rehkopf
2008; Blair and Raver 2012; Braverman and Egerter 2008; Cohen et al. 2010; Poulton et al …

Obesity and depression are prevalent complications during pregnancy and associated with
severe health risks for the mother and the child. The co-occurrence of both conditions may …