Wedding-related weight change: The ups and downs of love |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia;2. Cancer Council South Australia, Eastwood, Australia;3. School of Psychology, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia;6. Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands;7. Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;8. Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;9. University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;10. VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;11. University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands;12. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;1. Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands;3. Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands;5. Department of Medical Oncology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;1. Department of Theoretical Physics, School of Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;2. Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Allahabad 211 019, India;1. School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia;2. School of Psychological and Clinical Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia;1. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal Canada;2. Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal Canada;3. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada;4. School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada;5. Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines Canada;1. School of Psychological Sciences and Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK;2. Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined wedding-related weight change in 343 brides recruited from Bridal Expos in South Australia. Demographic measures and questions about weight were assessed over three time points: upon entry into the study (n = 343), 1-month pre-wedding (n = 130), and 6-months post-wedding (n = 112). Although close to 50% of brides-to-be indicated a desire to lose weight before their weddings, linear mixed modelling revealed that their average weight did not change in the lead up to their wedding. However, 6 months after their wedding, participants had gained approximately 2 kg. In addition, women who had been told to lose weight before their wedding gained significantly more weight post-wedding compared to participants who had not been told to lose weight. The findings demonstrate that wedding-related weight change may be an important factor in the body image of newlyweds and clinicians should be mindful of potential body dissatisfaction associated with post-wedding weight gain. |
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| Keywords: | Body image Brides Wedding Weight |
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