Disordered eating from pregnancy to the postpartum period: The role of psychosocial and mental health factors

Disordered eating in the postpartum period: Role of psychological distress, body dissatisfaction, dysfunctional maternal beliefs and self-compassion

“…Recent studies with postpartum samples have also found that low levels of self-compassion contribute to feelings of maternal shame (Gaynor, 2016), and distress (Felder et al, 2016). To our knowledge, the present study is one of the first to show that low levels of self-compassion also contribute to DE in the postpartum period (see Baskin et al, 2020a).…”

“…The majority of research regarding dysfunctional maternal beliefs focuses on their role in the development of negative affect in postpartum period, including depressive symptoms (Fonseca and Canavarro, 2018;Thompson and Bendell, 2014), emotional distress (Sockol and Battle, 2015) and self-criticism (Michl et al, 2015). However, preliminary research indicates that dysfunctional maternal beliefs, including beliefs regarding perceived judgement from others, maternal responsibility (Baskin et al, 2020b;Patel et al, 2005), and the perception of a poorer bond with one's infant (Lai et al, 2006) are also associated with DE. A recent qualitative study found that women in the postpartum period engage in binge eating to 'fill a void of helplessness' and to find relief from conflicting emotions about motherhood (Faria-Schützer et al, 2018).…”

“…Considering that negative affect appears to play a central role in postpartum DE (Rodgers et al, 2018), these findings suggest that self-compassion, particularly its negative components, may be linked to postpartum DE through its effects on mood. However, at present only isolated studies (Baskin et al, 2020a) have investigated the role of self-compassion on DE in the postpartum population.…”

Binge‐spectrum symptoms in their association with higher gestational weight gain

“…Further, even though disordered eating symptoms are becoming an increasing area of concern during the perinatal period (Baskin et al, 2021; Broussard, 2012), relatively little work has investigated how these symptoms might impact GWG among those not meeting criteria for an eating disorder (Micali et al, 2012). Given that disordered eating or unhealthy eating habits during pregnancy can have negative implications for offspring health and development (Linna et al, 2014), and the trend of worsening disordered eating behaviors postpartum (Easter et al, 2015), screening for disordered eating symptomatology should occur during the perinatal period regardless of medical history.…”

O efeito de uma atividade de promoção da saúde mental nos indicadores psicossociais de mulheres socialmente vulneráveis de uma cidade do interior do estado de São Paulo

“…Os aspectos psicossociais têm assumido grande relevância em estudos recentes sobre saúde mental e bem-estar de diferentes grupos (FOSTER et al, 2019;MEYER, 2020a;DUITS et al, 2020;YOUNG et al, 2020;FALINDA et al, 2021;SCHNEIDERMAN;DAVIS;NEGRIFF, 2021). Apesar da unanimidade dos autores quanto à importância desse construto, identifica-se uma multiplicidade de interpretações do termo psicossocial e, considerando as variáveis adotadas por estudos recentes, é possível agrupar tais interpretações em duas vertentes principais.…”