Women's perceived social support: associations with postpartum weight retention, health behaviors and depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Social support may promote healthful behaviors that prevent excess weight at critical periods in women's life. Our objective was to investigate associations of social support at 6 months postpartum with women's health behaviors that have previously been shown to predict weight retention at 1 year postpartum. METHODS:At 6 months postpartum in Project Viva, a pre-birth prospective cohort in Massachusetts, women reported social support using the Turner Support Scale, depressive symptoms using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, diet using PrimeScreen, average number of hours walking, light/moderate and vigorous physical activity, television viewing, and sleeping each day. RESULTS:Among 1356 women, greater partner support was associated with higher levels of walking (OR 1.36,

SUBMITTER: Faleschini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6873672 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature