Objectives: The study has two main objectives: (1) assessment of the perception
of body image among a sample of women in their third trimester of pregnancy;
and (2) examination of the relationship between body image, gender role orientation,
gender role stress and self-esteem. Background: Body image has
received much attention in the psychological literature, but little work has been
conducted with pregnant women or outside of the United States. Research suggests
that women experience both anxieties and positive emotions about their
body image during pregnancy, which might be associated with their personal
characteristics. Methods: 100 pregnant women were approached in seven different
‘Schools of Birth’ in Poland. Participants completed questionnaires assessing
body image, feminine gender role stress, psychological masculinity–femininity
and self-esteem during their third trimester of pregnancy. Results: Pregnant Polish
women generally have a positive body image, which is positively associated
with self-esteem. Feminine gender role stress was related to a negative body
image, masculinity and androgyny positively correlated with body image. Structural
equation modelling suggests that body image is a mediator between gender
factors and self-esteem. Conclusion: Our findings underline the multidimensional
nature of the body image and the importance of mediating factors in
predicting the psychological outcomes of pregnancy.
Objectives: The study has two main objectives: (1) assessment of the perceptionof body image among a sample of women in their third trimester of pregnancy;and (2) examination of the relationship between body image, gender role orientation,gender role stress and self-esteem. Background: Body image hasreceived much attention in the psychological literature, but little work has beenconducted with pregnant women or outside of the United States. Research suggeststhat women experience both anxieties and positive emotions about theirbody image during pregnancy, which might be associated with their personalcharacteristics. Methods: 100 pregnant women were approached in seven different‘Schools of Birth’ in Poland. Participants completed questionnaires assessingbody image, feminine gender role stress, psychological masculinity–femininityand self-esteem during their third trimester of pregnancy. Results: Pregnant Polishwomen generally have a positive body image, which is positively associatedwith self-esteem. Feminine gender role stress was related to a negative bodyimage, masculinity and androgyny positively correlated with body image. Structuralequation modelling suggests that body image is a mediator between genderfactors and self-esteem. Conclusion: Our findings underline the multidimensionalnature of the body image and the importance of mediating factors inpredicting the psychological outcomes of pregnancy.
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