Związek między obrazem ciała u kobiet w pierwszej ciąży a reprezentacją relacji z rodzicem, partnerem i dzieckiem

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the body image in first-time pregnant women and the perceived relationship with the parent, the partner and the child. David Krueger’s theory on the development of body self and Murray Bowen’s theory on family systems were the theoretical background of the research problem. The participants were 144 women in the third trimester of first pregnancy. The subjects were administered a documentation sheet, the Body Esteem Scale, Dresden Body Image Inventory, Questionnaire of Relationship, and a ‘Naked Person’ Drawing Test. The application of the statistical method of data clustering enabled to distinguish three groups of pregnant women, who differed in terms of their body image. These groups obtained various results concerning the differentiation of the self and the perceived relationship with the parents, the partner and the unborn child.