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Assessing body dissatisfaction in Japanese women during the second trimester of pregnancy using a new figure rating scale

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  • Sayaka Tsuchiya
  • Madoka Yasui
  • Kazutomo Ohashi

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During pregnancy, women re‐evaluate their body image based on their increasing body weight. They are usually concerned about their body size, which leads to body dissatisfaction. In this study, we investigated body dissatisfaction among Japanese women during the second trimester, when they are recommended to gain adequate weight. A cross‐sectional survey of body dissatisfaction among pregnant women was conducted using a new figure rating scale corresponding to body mass index with real‐life photographs of women in their sixth month of gestation. Pregnant Japanese women expressed body dissatisfaction and preferred to be thinner by 1.6 kg/m2 of their body mass index. They perceived their body size as larger than their real size, and those with a higher body mass index had more body dissatisfaction, although they were of normal weight or underweight. The results indicated that the new figure rating scale could be a useful tool to identify pregnant women with higher body dissatisfaction during the second trimester, providing an opportunity to discuss adequate gestational weight gain with pregnant women.

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  • Sayaka Tsuchiya & Madoka Yasui & Kazutomo Ohashi, 2019. "Assessing body dissatisfaction in Japanese women during the second trimester of pregnancy using a new figure rating scale," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 21(3), pages 367-374, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:21:y:2019:i:3:p:367-374
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12608
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    1. Mizuki Takegata & Megumi Haruna & Miharu Morikawa & Kaori Yonezawa & Mariko Komada & Elisabeth Severinsson, 2018. "Qualitative exploration of fear of childbirth and preferences for mode of birth among Japanese primiparas," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(3), pages 338-345, September.
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    1. Eduardo Borba Salzer & Juliana Fernandes Filgueiras Meireles & Alesandra Freitas Ângelo Toledo & Marcela Rodrigues de Siqueira & Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira & Clara Mockdece Neves, 2023. "Body Image Assessment Tools in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Zi Yan & Guodong Zhang & Bradley J. Cardinal & Ting Xu, 2020. "Body‐related comments experienced by Chinese young women: A cross‐sectional study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(2), pages 300-308, June.

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