Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between maternal psychopathological symptomatology during pregnancy and at 6 and 12 months postnatally and maternal use of controlling and restrictive feeding practices at 1 year.
Research Methods and Procedures: Eighty‐seven women completed a measure of psychological distress during pregnancy and at 6 and 12 months postpartum, and at 12 months postnatally these women reported their usage of controlling and restrictive feeding practices and were observed feeding their infants.
Results: General psychological distress, particularly anxious psychopathology, during pregnancy and at 6 and 12 months postnatally was significantly associated with maternal use of restrictive feeding practices at 1 year, even when controlling for length of breast‐feeding and the infants’ weights at 1 year. Contrary to expectations, depression and eating psychopathology as measured by the SCOFF eating disorder measure during pregnancy or at 6 or 12 months postnatally were not associated with the use of controlling or restrictive feeding practices at 1 year.
Discussion: These findings indicate that anxious maternal psychopathology may partially explain the development of maternal use of restriction when feeding.
Research Methods and Procedures: Eighty‐seven women completed a measure of psychological distress during pregnancy and at 6 and 12 months postpartum, and at 12 months postnatally these women reported their usage of controlling and restrictive feeding practices and were observed feeding their infants.
Results: General psychological distress, particularly anxious psychopathology, during pregnancy and at 6 and 12 months postnatally was significantly associated with maternal use of restrictive feeding practices at 1 year, even when controlling for length of breast‐feeding and the infants’ weights at 1 year. Contrary to expectations, depression and eating psychopathology as measured by the SCOFF eating disorder measure during pregnancy or at 6 or 12 months postnatally were not associated with the use of controlling or restrictive feeding practices at 1 year.
Discussion: These findings indicate that anxious maternal psychopathology may partially explain the development of maternal use of restriction when feeding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1999-2005 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Obesity Research |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- feeding practices
- obesigenic
- psychopathological symptomatology