Self-objectification during the perinatal period: The role of body surveillance in maternal and infant wellbeing.
Self-objectification during the perinatal period: The role of body surveillance in maternal and infant wellbeing.
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围产期的自我客体化：身体监视在母婴健康中的作用。
DOI：
10.1007/s11199-023-01360-2
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发表时间：
2023
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Brock,RebeccaL
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作者：
Laifer,LaurenM;Maras,OliviaR;Sáez,Gemma;Gervais,SarahJ;Brock,RebeccaL
怀孕是一个独特的时期，在此期间，女性的身体经历了重大的身体变化（例如，膨胀的腹部，更大的乳房，体重增加），可以引起增加的客观化。客观化的经历为女性将自己视为性对象奠定了基础（即，自我客观化），并与不良的心理健康结果有关。虽然女性可能会经历高度的自我客观化和行为后果（如身体监视），由于在西方文化中怀孕的身体的客观化，有显着很少的研究检查妇女在围产期的客观化理论。本研究调查了身体监测的影响，自我客观化的后果，对产妇的心理健康，母婴结合，婴儿的社会情绪的结果，在一个样本的159名妇女导航怀孕和产后。利用连续调解模型，我们发现，在怀孕期间支持更高水平身体监测的母亲报告了更多的抑郁症状和身体不满，这与分娩后母婴关系的更大损害以及产后1年婴儿社会情绪功能障碍的更多相关。产妇产前抑郁症状出现作为一种独特的机制，通过身体监测预测的结合障碍和随后的婴儿的结果。结果强调，迫切需要早期干预的努力，不仅针对一般的抑郁症，但也促进身体功能和接受西方的“薄理想”的吸引力在期待的母亲。
Pregnancy represents a unique time during which women’s bodies undergo significant physical changes (e.g., expanding belly, larger breasts, weight gain) that can elicit increased objectification. Experiences of objectification set the stage for women to view themselves as sexual objects (i.e., self-objectification) and are associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Although women may experience heightened self-objectification and behavioral consequences (such as body surveillance) due to the objectification of pregnant bodies in Western cultures, there are remarkably few studies examining objectification theory among women during the perinatal period. The present study investigated the impact of body surveillance, a consequence of self-objectification, on maternal mental health, mother-infant bonding, and infant socioemotional outcomes in a sample of 159 women navigating pregnancy and postpartum. Utilizing a serial mediation model, we found that mothers who endorsed higher levels of body surveillance during pregnancy reported more depressive symptoms and body dissatisfaction, which were associated with greater impairments in mother-infant bonding following childbirth and more infant socioemotional dysfunction at 1-year postpartum. Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms emerged as a unique mechanism through which body surveillance predicted bonding impairments and subsequent infant outcomes. Results highlight the critical need for early intervention efforts that not only target general depression, but also promote body functionality and acceptance over the Western “thin ideal” of attractiveness among expecting mothers.