SynthesisFrontiers in public health2025
The association between body image and depressive symptoms in pregnant and postpartum women: a meta-analysis.
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- Postpartum Body Concerns, Self-Criticism, and Psychological Distress: A Parallel Mediation Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Association Between Body Image and Depression: Historical Evolution and Recent Research Progress.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Body Image in the Postpartum Period: The Postpartum Body Image Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Body image is an individual's internal representation of physical appearance. Perinatal depression, a psychological condition with severe implications, is influenced by body dissatisfaction. However, no studies have systematically quantified their association. Objective: To evaluate the correlation between body image and depressive symptoms in the perinatal period through meta-analysis. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Medline, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases, and studies assessing body image and perinatal depression were included. Two researchers independently screened, extracted, and assessed study quality. Meta-analysis used Review Manager 5.4, with the correlation coefficient (r) as the effect size, and studies assessing body image and perinatal depression were included. Results: Twenty-eight studies involving 7,241 women were included. For pregnancy, the summary r for the reverse and forward scoring groups was 0.34 (95% CI: 0.24, 0.44; Conclusion: Body dissatisfaction is consistently and moderately associated with perinatal depression. Early identification and interventions may help prevent depression and improve maternal-infant health outcomes. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, identifier CRD42025639158, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42025639158.
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