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Family Support and Family Negativity as Mediators of the Relation between Acculturation and Postpartum Weight in Low-Income Mexican-Origin Women

Authors: Shannon L. Jewell, MA, Kirsten Letham-Hamlett, BA, Mariam Hanna Ibrahim, MA, Linda J. Luecken, PhD, David P. MacKinnon, PhD

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

Background

Obesity presents a significant health concern among low-income, ethnic minority women of childbearing age.

Purpose

The study investigated the influence of maternal acculturation, family negativity, and family support on postpartum weight loss among low-income Mexican-origin women.

Methods

Low-income Mexican-origin women (N=322; 14% born in the U.S.) were recruited from a prenatal clinic in an urban area of the Southwest U.S. Acculturation was assessed during a prenatal home visit (26–38 weeks gestation), and post-birth family support and general family negativity were assessed at 6 weeks postpartum. Objective maternal weight measures were obtained at five time points across the first postpartum year.

Results

Higher acculturation predicted higher family support and family negativity. Higher family support predicted decreasing weight across the first postpartum year, and higher family negativity predicted higher weight at 6 weeks postpartum and increasing weight across the first postpartum year. In combination, family negativity and support mediated the impact of acculturation on postpartum weight gain.

Conclusions

Cultural and family-related factors play a significant role in postpartum weight gain and loss for low-income Mexican-origin women.

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Title: Family Support and Family Negativity as Mediators of the Relation between Acculturation and Postpartum Weight in Low-Income Mexican-Origin Women
Authors: Shannon L. Jewell, MA
Kirsten Letham-Hamlett, BA
Mariam Hanna Ibrahim, MA
Linda J. Luecken, PhD
David P. MacKinnon, PhD
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-017-9909-x

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Family Support and Family Negativity as Mediators of the Relation between Acculturation and Postpartum Weight in Low-Income Mexican-Origin Women

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