Psychosocial Characteristics and Gestational Weight Change among Overweight, African American Pregnant Women

Table 2

Attributions for the influence of eating habits on weight gain during pregnancy and their Pearson correlations with gestational weight gain.

Eating behavior	Mean (SD)	Correlation (r) with GWG
Overeating at meals	1.8 (1.1)	.03
Snacking between meals	2.3 (1.0)	.16
Snacking after dinner	2.2 (1.1)	.15
Eating because I feel physically hungry	2.4 (1.3)	.09
Eating because I crave certain foods	2.1 (1.1)	.21*
Eating when anxious	1.5 (1.0)	.07
Eating when tired	1.4 (0.9)	−.12
Eating when bored	1.4 (1.0)	−.02
Eating when stressed	1.6 (1.1)	.08
Eating when angry	1.6 (1.2)	−.08
Eating when depressed/upset	1.6 (1.1)	.07
Eating when alone	1.6 (1.1)	−.02

Items are extracted from the eating habits section of the weight and lifestyle inventory [45], and each is rated on a scale of 1 (does not contribute at all to weight gain) to 5 (contributes the greatest amount). GWG is gestational weight gain. *P < 0.05.