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Cultivating a Positive Body Image in Students

Cultivating a Positive Body Image in Students. AUTHORS: Chelsee Poskey Beth Schirmer Layne Alexander Alex Cramer. Body Image. Body image is how someone feels about his or her own physical appearance. Many times popular media distorts what is honest and true in society.

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Cultivating a Positive Body Image in Students

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  1. Cultivating a Positive Body Image in Students AUTHORS: ChelseePoskey Beth Schirmer Layne Alexander Alex Cramer

  2. Body Image • Body image is how someone feels about his or her own physical appearance. • Many times popular media distorts what is honest and true in society. • Body image can be different for individuals. • Influences on body image: • Peers • TV • Movies • Magazines

  3. Boys • Lots of guys often have high expectations for puberty, thinking that they’ll develop quickly or in a certain way. • Nearly 1/3 of teen boys try to control their weight in unhealthy ways, like skipping meals, taking laxatives, or smoking (Neumark-Sztanier, 2005). • 25% of anorexic and bulimic adults and 40% of binge eaters are men (Harvard, 2007). • 60% of preteens and teens feel that they weigh too much and that their lives would be improved if they could attain their goal weight (Pangea media, 2009). • Dennis Quaid and Elton John

  4. Girls • According to a survey of adolescent girls, the media was identified as the primary source of information about health issues (Commonwealth Fund, 1997). • A study of mass media magazines revealed that women's magazines had 10.5 times more advertisements and articles promoting weight loss than men's magazines (Guillen & Barr, 1994). • Frequent music video viewing may be a risk factor for increased perceived importance of appearance and increased weight concerns among adolescent girls (Borzekowski, Robinson, & Killen, 1999). (http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/adolescent_health/ah0204.asp)

  5. Solutions as Adults • Reality – make sure you teach your children realistic expectations for themselves. • Make sure that you are not overly critical of your own body; make sure to set a good example for them. • At younger ages, make sure that you emphasize and teach them healthy eating habits over “good looks” • Check in and talk with you son (and daughter) when they are older, keep communication lines over.

  6. VIDEO • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnJQJFlyDGY

  7. Common Questions • What is meant by the term “body image?” • Is it wrong to be concerned about how you look? And what are the signs that someone is obsessed with their appearance? • How can I have a good body image when society’s view of my size is so negative?

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