Women’s Well-Being Post-Partum: The Role of Self-Objectification and Self-Compassion

IF 3 2区 社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
Becky L. Choma, Stephanie E. Cassin, Vanessa Montemarano, Brigette Piazza, Ceilidh Harrison
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Abstract

Objectification of women is heightened during the reproductive years and is associated with a myriad of adverse outcomes. Yet, little research has examined the impact of self-objectification among postpartum women and whether potential effects can be ameliorated. The current study investigated the association between self-objectification and well-being among women who had given birth in the last three years, and whether self-compassion moderated or mediated the link. As hypothesized, women (N = 162) higher in self-objectification reported greater body shame, appearance anxiety, depressive symptoms, and disordered eating, and lower life satisfaction, self-esteem, and more negative experience being a mother, whereas women higher in self-compassion reported more positive outcomes on these measures. Self-compassion mediated the association between self-objectification and poorer well-being on most outcomes. Unexpectedly, neither self-objectification nor self-compassion were associated with sexual dysfunction or breastfeeding confidence. The findings suggest that although women might be prone to self-objectification and body shame during the postpartum period, self-compassion explains this relation and potentially holds promise for disrupting negative experiences during the transition to motherhood.

产后妇女的幸福:自我目标化和自我同情的作用
女性被物化的现象在生育期会加剧,并与一系列不良后果相关联。然而,很少有研究探讨自我物化对产后妇女的影响,以及是否可以改善潜在的影响。本研究调查了在过去三年中分娩过的妇女中自我矮化与幸福感之间的联系,以及自我同情是否调节或调解了这种联系。正如假设的那样,自我形象化程度较高的女性(N = 162)报告了更多的身体羞耻感、外貌焦虑、抑郁症状和饮食失调,以及更低的生活满意度、自尊和更多的作为母亲的负面体验,而自我同情程度较高的女性则在这些指标上报告了更多的积极结果。在大多数结果中,自我同情对自我物化与较差的幸福感之间的关联起到了中介作用。出乎意料的是,自我形象化和自我同情都与性功能障碍或母乳喂养信心无关。研究结果表明,虽然妇女在产后期间可能容易产生自我矮化和身体羞耻感,但自我同情可以解释这种关系,并有可能在向母亲过渡期间消除负面体验。
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Sex Roles
Sex Roles Multiple-
CiteScore
7.20
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5.30%
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期刊介绍: Sex Roles: A Journal of Research is a global, multidisciplinary, scholarly, social and behavioral science journal with a feminist perspective. It publishes original research reports as well as original theoretical papers and conceptual review articles that explore how gender organizes people’s lives and their surrounding worlds, including gender identities, belief systems, representations, interactions, relations, organizations, institutions, and statuses. The range of topics covered is broad and dynamic, including but not limited to the study of gendered attitudes, stereotyping, and sexism; gendered contexts, culture, and power; the intersections of gender with race, class, sexual orientation, age, and other statuses and identities; body image; violence; gender (including masculinities) and feminist identities; human sexuality; communication studies; work and organizations; gendered development across the life span or life course; mental, physical, and reproductive health and health care; sports; interpersonal relationships and attraction; activism and social change; economic, political, and legal inequities; and methodological challenges and innovations in doing gender research.
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