Publication details
Nespokojenost žen s vlastním tělem v třetím trimestru těhotenství
| Title in English | Body dissatisfaction in the third trimester of pregnancy |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Československá pediatrie |
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| web | web časopisu |
| Keywords | body dissatisfaction; depression; anxiety; relationship to the unborn child; parity |
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| Description | Objectives: The aim of the study is to explore the relationship between dissatisfaction with specific body parts during pregnancy, relationship to the unborn child, depression, anxiety, parity and age. The study will look more closely at the specific relationship between dissatisfaction with women´s belly during pregnancy and other variables mentioned above. Methods: Our sample consists of 831 Czech women (mean-age=31.19,SD=4.55) in their third trimester of pregnancy. There were 493 (59,3%) primiparas and 335 (40,3%) multiparas. For measuring individual variables, these methods were used: PHQ-9 for measuring depression, GAD-7 for anxiety, PFRS for dissatisfaction with specific body parts, newly created scale for measuring relationship to the unborn child. Results: Depression, relationship to the unborn child and parity proved to be statistically significant predictors of body dissatisfaction during pregnancy, but only with small effect size. Conversely, anxiety was not a significant predictor of body dissatisfaction. Women satisfied with their belly size in the third trimester of pregnancy and those who wanted slightly bigger belly showed stronger relationship to the unborn child than women who wanted smaller belly. Conclusions: The results of the study proved that body dissatisfaction in the third trimester of pregnancy is partly related to the depression score and the quality of the relationship to the unborn child. Due to the differences found between groups of women differing in the direction of dissatisfaction with their belly size in terms of physical changes during this dynamic period, the study indicated the possibilities of further research which will take this direction of dissatisfaction into account in the context of the relationship to the unborn child. |
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