Body Appreciation and Discontinuing Contraceptive Use Due to Concern About Weight Gain: A Brief Report

Mackenzie Cook; Virginia Ramseyer Winter; Lindsay Ruhr

doi:10.1080/19317611.2021.1879341

Body Appreciation and Discontinuing Contraceptive Use Due to Concern About Weight Gain: A Brief Report

Mackenzie Cook, Virginia Ramseyer Winter, Lindsay Ruhr

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Objective: This study explored the relationship between body appreciation and discontinuing contraception due to concern about weight gain. Methods: A racially and ethnically diverse sample of women, from the United States, (n = 494) was recruited online. Binomial logistic regression was used for analysis. Results: Participants with higher body appreciation were less likely to stop taking birth control due to concern about weight gain (OR = 0.56, p =.002). These results suggest body appreciation may be a defense against concern about weight gain associated with contraceptive use. Conclusions: Interventions aimed at increasing women’s body appreciation, body positivity, as well as decreasing weight stigma could improve contraception use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	185-192
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Sexual Health
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2021.1879341
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Body appreciation
contraception
weight
women

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