Body Image in Adolescents
James Vaughn
HLTH-4390
Midterm Article
Body image in Adolescents
In this paper, the focus is on female’s body image, specifically adolescents, and the factors that affect body image negatively. Studies in both The United States and Japan point to different factors that affect body image. The journal article “Relationship between body image and lifestyle factors in Japanese adolescent girls,” is used to compare and contrast with girls body image in The United States. So what is body image?
Body image is the dynamic perception of one’s body– how it looks, feels, and moves. It is shaped by perception, emotions, physical sensations, and is not static, but can change in relation to mood, physical experience, and environment (Stang, 2005).
Across all cultures and age groups women in general have a distorted view of body image. This view of their body image has a huge impact on the development of many things, specifically with adolescent girls. A negative body image may lead to negative developments, such as obesity, eating problems, and eating disorders (Mori, Sekine, Yamagami & Kagamimori, 2009). What leads to this negative body imagine?
American and Japanese have studied what lifestyle factors affect body image in women. Body image, as defined in the journal article, is an inaccurate perception of personal bodyweight, plays a significant role in the development of obesity, eating problems and eating disorders. Certain lifestyle factors may influence an individual’s body image, but current knowledge is based mainly on studies in Western populations (Mori, Sekine, Yamagami & Kagamimori, 2009).These life style factors can be several different things, but for this paper, behaviors, such as sleep, eating habits, and exercise, and socicultural factors will be addressed.
Life style factors such as sleep, eating habits and exercise, have a correlation to body image. When this correlation is negative, the body image may also be negative. This, in turn, may
HLTH-4390
Midterm Article
Body image in Adolescents
In this paper, the focus is on female’s body image, specifically adolescents, and the factors that affect body image negatively. Studies in both The United States and Japan point to different factors that affect body image. The journal article “Relationship between body image and lifestyle factors in Japanese adolescent girls,” is used to compare and contrast with girls body image in The United States. So what is body image?
Body image is the dynamic perception of one’s body– how it looks, feels, and moves. It is shaped by perception, emotions, physical sensations, and is not static, but can change in relation to mood, physical experience, and environment (Stang, 2005).
Across all cultures and age groups women in general have a distorted view of body image. This view of their body image has a huge impact on the development of many things, specifically with adolescent girls. A negative body image may lead to negative developments, such as obesity, eating problems, and eating disorders (Mori, Sekine, Yamagami & Kagamimori, 2009). What leads to this negative body imagine?
American and Japanese have studied what lifestyle factors affect body image in women. Body image, as defined in the journal article, is an inaccurate perception of personal bodyweight, plays a significant role in the development of obesity, eating problems and eating disorders. Certain lifestyle factors may influence an individual’s body image, but current knowledge is based mainly on studies in Western populations (Mori, Sekine, Yamagami & Kagamimori, 2009).These life style factors can be several different things, but for this paper, behaviors, such as sleep, eating habits, and exercise, and socicultural factors will be addressed.
Life style factors such as sleep, eating habits and exercise, have a correlation to body image. When this correlation is negative, the body image may also be negative. This, in turn, may
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