The relationship between social media use and pregnancy-related body image.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media negatively affects body image, but few have investigated its impact on pregnancy-related body image. Pregnancy represents a vulnerable period for body image, and poor body image has negative implications for health.

Objectives

We aimed to (1) understand relations of social media and pregnancy-related body image variables, (2) examine differences in social media use and body image based on demographic characteristics, and (3) evaluate whether type of social media use (i.e., active versus passive) was differentially related with body image based on time spent on social media.

Design

This was a cross-sectional study.

Methods

We recruited an online sample of women (N = 154) experiencing early motherhood, as defined by giving birth wit

SUBMITTER: Rosenbaum DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656518 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature