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Body image mediates the depressive effects of weight gain in new mothers, particularly for women already obese: evidence from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Multiple studies show that obesity and depression tend to cluster in women. An “appearance concern” pathway has been proposed as one basic explanation of why higher weights might lead to depression. The transition to motherhood is a life phase in which women’s body image, weight, and dep...

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Autores principales: Han, Seung-Yong, Brewis, Alexandra A., Wutich, Amber
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27473373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3363-8