The relationshipbetween body perception, self-esteem, depression and eating behaviors of pregnant women

Aims: Pregnancy can lead to significant changes in women’s body perception, self-esteem, depression and eating behaviors. This study was conducted to examine the relationships between these psychosocial variables in pregnancy. Methods: The study was conducted in a private hospital between January and March 2025. Forty-eight pregnant and 54 non-pregnant women participated in the study. Demographic information form, Pregnancy Body Perception Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, eating attitude test-26 and Beck Depression Scale were applied to the participants. The data were analyzed in SPSS 27 program. Results: It was found that depression and eating attitude disorder scores increased as pregnancy body perception scores increased (p