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The Importance Of Negative Body Image

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A good body image creates in a person a positive attitude towards oneself. As people grow older and start to become aware about their appearance, body image becomes one factor that influences their lives. People have different outlook and perception about their body, ranging from extremely negative to very positive. What is regarded to be society 's standards may not always correspond to one’s perception of his/her own body. Having a good body image helps an individual improve oneself. Negative body image or Body Image Dissatisfaction is when people feel uncomfortable and not satisfied with their looks and they think and see about themselves in a negative way (ReachOut, 2015). It consists of a deformed perception of body size or shape, also …show more content…

According to Warfield (2014) it shows that selfies made by young women are seen by media as acts of extreme selfishness and caring only about one’s self. Instead of looking at it as narcissism, it shows that taking, editing, analyzing and uploading selfies is an active and therapeutic negotiation of a girl’s self-image made amidst the stormy forces of technology, mass media, peers. Appnender (2015) found that people are hesitant to take selfies because of the fear of looking unattractive. Kwon (2014) found that young adults who take selfies receive benefits of feeling connected, in control and virtuous that are relevant to their identity projects and finding for their true …show more content…

Most of the studies on body image are student related. According to the different studies, girls are not satisfied with their weight but both boys and girls have problems in their perception of their body. There are many factors that could affect one’s body image. Most of them gives a negative impact like the comparison, pressure and media that could lead to a negative body image of an individual (Bogt, 2006; Grossbard, 2009; Xu, 2010; Ata, 2007; Slater, 2011; Field, 2005; Karges, 2015; Lodge, 2014). The role of technology on body image could help in the study like the use of gadgets in taking pictures. The researcher wants to conduct a study about selfie and body image on adolescents because there is a minimal study about this especially about selfie. It is important to conduct a study about body image so that our youth today would be a better example of a confident youth tomorrow. The study aims to know in what ways does selfie contributes to perceptions of body image in adolescents. The study delved into knowing: The level of the control group’s and experimental group’s body image: pretest. The level of the control group’s and experimental group’s body image: posttest. Difference between the control group’s and experimental group’s body image in terms of their pretest and posttest results. Effects of selfie taking techniques on body

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