Michele D Levine
Biographic Data
| ID | 89568 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele D Levine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele D |
| FAMILY NAME | Levine |
| SIGNATURE | LEVINE M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1054-3856 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Longitudinal measurement invariance from early to late pregnancy in a community sample
The Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q) assesses pregnancy-specific eating/weight attitudes that impact birthing individuals. This novel self-report measure, comprising Permissive Eating/Weight Attitudes, Intentional Eating Changes, and Lack of Worry about Eating/Weight factors, demonstrated promising psychometric properties when administered late in pregnancy. To evaluate the PEA-Q's ability to adequately capture pregnancy-specific …
Depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and dietary quality on weekends but not weekdays among pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25
BACKGROUND: Poor dietary quality and weekday-weekend differences in eating patterns during pregnancy link to adverse outcomes. Mindfulness, a practice of non-judgmental awareness of present experience, associates with higher dietary quality, potentially through reduced depressive symptoms. This study examined whether dispositional mindfulness relates to dietary quality in pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)≥25, and wheth…
Racial Disparities in Birth and Lactation Outcomes Among Neonates with Congenital Heart Defects at a Regional Mid-Atlantic Heart Center
Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric performance in a pregnant community sample with body mass index ≥ 25
Pregnancy is characterized by biopsychosocial changes that impact appetite, eating and weight. Understanding pregnant individuals' attitudes toward eating and weight can provide insight into prenatal health behavior. Accordingly, we developed and performed initial psychometric testing of a self-report measure, the Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q), among individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25. Pregnant participants with pre-pregnanc…
Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Trial of Virtually Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Promote Well-Being during the Perinatal Period
This pilot study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of virtually delivered MBCT and explore group differences in psychological symptoms during the perinatal period, and will lay the foundation for a larger clinical trial focused on optimizing this intervention to improve psychological functioning among diverse pregnant individuals
A longitudinal investigation of breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity
are less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding than are those with BMIs<25. Given the intergenerational health benefits of breastfeeding, it is important to understand breastfeeding behaviors and their correlates among individuals with BMIs≥25. Thus, in an observational cohort with BMI≥25 (N = 237), we aimed to characterize longitudinal relationships among breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration and their sociodemographic/clinica…
Hedonic hunger, ultra-processed food consumption, and the moderating effects of impulsivity in pregnant individuals with body mass index ≥ 25
Evidence suggests higher hedonic hunger (preoccupation with/desire to consume food for pleasure) is associated with greater ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption in non-pregnant individuals with higher, but not lower, self-report impulsivity or delay discounting. The current study tested the association between hedonic hunger and UPF consumption, and the moderating effects of self-report impulsivity and delay discounting, during pregnancy. Indiv…
Formative Development of ClockWork for the Postpartum Period: A Theory-Based Intervention to Harness the Circadian Timing System to Address Cardiometabolic Health-Related Behaviors
Individuals with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m 2 before pregnancy have greater difficulty losing the weight gained during pregnancy, and this postpartum weight retention predicts higher risk for cardiometabolic disease. The postpartum period involves substantial disruptions in circadian rhythms, including rhythms related to eating, physical activity, sleep, and light/dark exposure, each of which are linked to obesity and cardiometabolic disease…
Sleep Health Characteristics among Adults Who Attempted Weight Loss in the Past Year: Nhanes 2017–2018
This study's findings highlight the importance of considering sleep health when engaging with adults attempting weight loss
Cohort Study of Cannabis Use History and Perinatal Cigarette Use Among Overweight and Obese Women
Correlates of Physical Activity Engagement among Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity
The Role of Self-Efficacy and Motivation in Postpartum Sustained Smoking Abstinence
Mothers' loss of control over eating during pregnancy in relation to their infants' appetitive traits
Questionnaire and behavioral task measures of impulsivity are differentially associated with body mass index: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Although impulsivity has been implicated in the development and maintenance of obesity, evidence linking impulsivity to obesity has been mixed. These mixed findings may be related to differences in the type of impulsivity measures used and the varied domains of impulsivity assessed by each measure. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of measurement selection on the relationship between impulsivity and body mass index (BMI). A to…
Association of Restraint and Disinhibition to Gestational Weight Gain among Pregnant Former Smokers
Weight gain and smoking: Perceptions and experiences of obese quitline participants
Weight gain is a concern for obese smokers interested in quitting. Understanding the relative importance of body weight and other challenges related to smoking cessation can help tailor interventions for the specific group of smokers who are obese and interested in smoking cessation
Prenatal Smoking Cessation Intervention and Gestational Weight Gain
Women's Interest in Treatment to Stay Abstinent from Cigarettes Postpartum
Questionnaire and behavioral task measures of impulsivity are differentially associated with body mass index: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Although impulsivity has been implicated in the development and maintenance of obesity, evidence linking impulsivity to obesity has been mixed. These mixed findings may be related to differences in the type of impulsivity measures used and the varied domains of impulsivity assessed by each measure. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of measurement selection on the relationship between impulsivity and body mass index (BMI). A to…
Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric performance in a pregnant community sample with body mass index ≥ 25
Pregnancy is characterized by biopsychosocial changes that impact appetite, eating and weight. Understanding pregnant individuals' attitudes toward eating and weight can provide insight into prenatal health behavior. Accordingly, we developed and performed initial psychometric testing of a self-report measure, the Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q), among individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25. Pregnant participants with pre-pregnanc…
Women's Interest in Treatment to Stay Abstinent from Cigarettes Postpartum
Prenatal Smoking Cessation Intervention and Gestational Weight Gain
Weight gain and smoking: Perceptions and experiences of obese quitline participants
Weight gain is a concern for obese smokers interested in quitting. Understanding the relative importance of body weight and other challenges related to smoking cessation can help tailor interventions for the specific group of smokers who are obese and interested in smoking cessation
Association of Restraint and Disinhibition to Gestational Weight Gain among Pregnant Former Smokers
Questionnaire and behavioral task measures of impulsivity are differentially associated with body mass index: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Although impulsivity has been implicated in the development and maintenance of obesity, evidence linking impulsivity to obesity has been mixed. These mixed findings may be related to differences in the type of impulsivity measures used and the varied domains of impulsivity assessed by each measure. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine the impact of measurement selection on the relationship between impulsivity and body mass index (BMI). A to…
Mothers' loss of control over eating during pregnancy in relation to their infants' appetitive traits
The Role of Self-Efficacy and Motivation in Postpartum Sustained Smoking Abstinence
Correlates of Physical Activity Engagement among Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity
Sleep Health Characteristics among Adults Who Attempted Weight Loss in the Past Year: Nhanes 2017–2018
This study's findings highlight the importance of considering sleep health when engaging with adults attempting weight loss
Cohort Study of Cannabis Use History and Perinatal Cigarette Use Among Overweight and Obese Women
Formative Development of ClockWork for the Postpartum Period: A Theory-Based Intervention to Harness the Circadian Timing System to Address Cardiometabolic Health-Related Behaviors
Individuals with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m 2 before pregnancy have greater difficulty losing the weight gained during pregnancy, and this postpartum weight retention predicts higher risk for cardiometabolic disease. The postpartum period involves substantial disruptions in circadian rhythms, including rhythms related to eating, physical activity, sleep, and light/dark exposure, each of which are linked to obesity and cardiometabolic disease…
Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Trial of Virtually Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Promote Well-Being during the Perinatal Period
This pilot study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of virtually delivered MBCT and explore group differences in psychological symptoms during the perinatal period, and will lay the foundation for a larger clinical trial focused on optimizing this intervention to improve psychological functioning among diverse pregnant individuals
A longitudinal investigation of breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity
are less likely to initiate and continue breastfeeding than are those with BMIs<25. Given the intergenerational health benefits of breastfeeding, it is important to understand breastfeeding behaviors and their correlates among individuals with BMIs≥25. Thus, in an observational cohort with BMI≥25 (N = 237), we aimed to characterize longitudinal relationships among breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration and their sociodemographic/clinica…
Hedonic hunger, ultra-processed food consumption, and the moderating effects of impulsivity in pregnant individuals with body mass index ≥ 25
Evidence suggests higher hedonic hunger (preoccupation with/desire to consume food for pleasure) is associated with greater ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption in non-pregnant individuals with higher, but not lower, self-report impulsivity or delay discounting. The current study tested the association between hedonic hunger and UPF consumption, and the moderating effects of self-report impulsivity and delay discounting, during pregnancy. Indiv…
Racial Disparities in Birth and Lactation Outcomes Among Neonates with Congenital Heart Defects at a Regional Mid-Atlantic Heart Center
Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Exploratory factor analysis and psychometric performance in a pregnant community sample with body mass index ≥ 25
Pregnancy is characterized by biopsychosocial changes that impact appetite, eating and weight. Understanding pregnant individuals' attitudes toward eating and weight can provide insight into prenatal health behavior. Accordingly, we developed and performed initial psychometric testing of a self-report measure, the Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q), among individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25. Pregnant participants with pre-pregnanc…
Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q): Longitudinal measurement invariance from early to late pregnancy in a community sample
The Pregnancy Eating Attitudes-Questionnaire (PEA-Q) assesses pregnancy-specific eating/weight attitudes that impact birthing individuals. This novel self-report measure, comprising Permissive Eating/Weight Attitudes, Intentional Eating Changes, and Lack of Worry about Eating/Weight factors, demonstrated promising psychometric properties when administered late in pregnancy. To evaluate the PEA-Q's ability to adequately capture pregnancy-specific …
Depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and dietary quality on weekends but not weekdays among pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy BMI≥25
BACKGROUND: Poor dietary quality and weekday-weekend differences in eating patterns during pregnancy link to adverse outcomes. Mindfulness, a practice of non-judgmental awareness of present experience, associates with higher dietary quality, potentially through reduced depressive symptoms. This study examined whether dispositional mindfulness relates to dietary quality in pregnant individuals with pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)≥25, and wheth…
Medicine (16 works) · Pregnancy (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Internal Medicine (10 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 works) · Body mass index (6 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 works) · Obesity (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works)