self-esteem and body image by: tommy wells, qiana miller, and stephanie meyer

Self-Esteem and

Body Image

By Tommy Wells Qiana Miller and

Stephanie Meyer

How do self-esteem and body image

relate Self-esteem is all about how much you feel you Self-esteem is all about how much you feel you are worth mdash and how much you feel other are worth mdash and how much you feel other people value you Self-esteem is important people value you Self-esteem is important because feeling good about yourself can affect because feeling good about yourself can affect your mental health and how you behaveyour mental health and how you behave

Body image is how you view your physical self Body image is how you view your physical self mdash including whether you feel you are attractive mdash including whether you feel you are attractive and whether others like your looks For many and whether others like your looks For many people especially people in their early teens people especially people in their early teens body image can be closely linked to self-body image can be closely linked to self-esteemesteem

What influences Self-Esteem

and Body Image

Puberty and developmentPuberty and development

Media images and other outside influencesMedia images and other outside influences

Families and schoolsFamilies and schools

Brief Statistics

Over one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of Over one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors teenage boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors such as skipping meals fasting smoking cigarettes such as skipping meals fasting smoking cigarettes vomiting and taking laxatives (Neumark-Sztainer vomiting and taking laxatives (Neumark-Sztainer 2005)111312711131272005)11131271113127

42 of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner (Collins 42 of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner (Collins 1991)11131271991)1113127

81 of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat (Mellin et al 81 of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat (Mellin et al 1991)1113127 11131271991)1113127 1113127

46 of 9-11 year-olds are ldquosometimesrdquo or ldquovery oftenrdquo 46 of 9-11 year-olds are ldquosometimesrdquo or ldquovery oftenrdquo on diets and 82 of their families are ldquosometimesrdquo or on diets and 82 of their families are ldquosometimesrdquo or ldquovery oftenrdquo on diets (Gustafson-Larson amp Terry 1992)ldquovery oftenrdquo on diets (Gustafson-Larson amp Terry 1992)

Causes of negative body image in Men

The emphasis on male sports players as role models for boys Promotion by society of the ideal man as always being strong lean and muscular

Teasing in childhood and adolescence (for being too thin too weak or too fat)

Causes of negative body image in Women

Having a mother whos overly concerned about her own weight or her daughters weight or appearance

Natural weight gain and other changes caused by puberty Peer pressure to look a certain way

Media images that promote the ideal female body as thin

The women below have learned to love and appreciate their bodies

The men below have learned to love and appreciate their bodies

Effects of a negative body image on students

Depression anxiety mood disorders Depression anxiety mood disorders

Lose interest in activities andor friendsLose interest in activities andor friends

Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimiaEating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia

Use of drugs to escape feeling of low worthUse of drugs to escape feeling of low worth

When working with the high the school population on a positive body image there are several resources that one may turn to httpwwwPrettybrowngirlscom httpwwwSeventeencomhealthpeacehttpwwwdoveusSocial-MissionDove-Real-Role-Modelsdefaultaspx

Tips for a Healthy Body Image

Own your bodyOwn your body

Identify realistic things about your body that Identify realistic things about your body that you canyou can

Tell yourself to stop with the negative Tell yourself to stop with the negative commentscomments

Build your self-esteemBuild your self-esteem

Body Image Resilience Model5 Protective Factors

Family and Peer SupportFamily and Peer Support

Gender Role SatisfactionGender Role Satisfaction

Global and Physical Self-EsteemGlobal and Physical Self-Esteem

Coping Strategies and Critical Thinking SkillsCoping Strategies and Critical Thinking Skills

Holistic Wellness and BalanceHolistic Wellness and Balance

(Choate 2008)(Choate 2008)

Intervention

Body Image and Self-Esteem among Adolescents Body Image and Self-Esteem among Adolescents undergoing an Intervention Targeting Dietary and undergoing an Intervention Targeting Dietary and Physical Activity BehaviorsPhysical Activity Behaviors

Awareness of health risk and subsequent adoptionAwareness of health risk and subsequent adoption

Targeting physical activity sedentary and dietary Targeting physical activity sedentary and dietary behaviorsbehaviors

Body Dissatisfaction (Eating Disorder Inventory and Body Dissatisfaction (Eating Disorder Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleRosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

Baseline Data Univariate Analyses between demographic

variables and Body Image and Self-Esteem

All men and women are created

differently with no one perfect body

image for any one person

Please join me in taking the quiz titled ldquoSelf Esteem Quizrdquo to see how you

actually rate your body image Go to wwwselfesteemexpertscom and click on

the ldquoSelf Esteem Quizrdquo Letrsquos now discuss your responses

How do self-esteem and body image

relate Self-esteem is all about how much you feel you Self-esteem is all about how much you feel you are worth mdash and how much you feel other are worth mdash and how much you feel other people value you Self-esteem is important people value you Self-esteem is important because feeling good about yourself can affect because feeling good about yourself can affect your mental health and how you behaveyour mental health and how you behave

Body image is how you view your physical self Body image is how you view your physical self mdash including whether you feel you are attractive mdash including whether you feel you are attractive and whether others like your looks For many and whether others like your looks For many people especially people in their early teens people especially people in their early teens body image can be closely linked to self-body image can be closely linked to self-esteemesteem


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