title: Weight concerns, body image, and smoking continuation in pregnant women in rural Appalachia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between pre-pregnancy weight and body image concerns and smoking status in late pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 172 pregnant smokers. Pre-pregnancy weight and body image concerns were assessed during first trimester via the Weight Concern Scale and Body Image Concern Inventory. Smoking status was evaluated at third trimester via self-report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Logistic regression analyses revealed that weight concerns played a significant role in smoking continuation in late pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Beliefs about weight control properties of cigarettes may play an important role in smoking continuation among pregnant women. These findings suggest assessing weight concerns with pregnant women who smoke in an effort to facilitate successful cessation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio Behavioral Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. correl@musc.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Correll
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001061:Appalachian Region; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires