What are the Causes of Body Image Problems?
There are so many things that can contribute to body image problem.Some of the factors that contribute to a negative body image include:
1. appearance or weight-related teasing or bullying in childhood
2. family and friends who diet and express body dissatisfaction
3. a cultural tendency to judge people by their appearance
4. peer pressure among girls and women to be slim, engage with diets, exercise and compare themselves with others
5. media and advertising images that promote particular appearance ideals
6. people who internalize society’s appearance or body ideals
7. a tendency in media targeting women and girls to encourage diets and weight loss programs
8. well-meaning public health campaigns that urge people to lose weight
9. being a perfectionist, where rigid ‘black and white’ thinking can increase the risk of body dissatisfaction.
Body image can also impact a person’s engagement with physical activity. Feeling self-conscious or uncomfortable with appearance, body size or shape can lead to women and girls reducing or avoiding physical activity engagement. This could be associated with the feeling that being active or engaging in particular activities exposes their body to the public eye.
If you are concerned about your body image, here are some questions to ask yourself:
1. Is my perception of beauty distorted from years of media exposure that glorifies a very thin ideal that is unrealistic for most people to obtain in a healthy manner?
2. Do I find myself regularly criticizing my own appearance?
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