Body image issues and self-concept dilemmas in adolescents living with thalassemia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mitali Dhawan ◽  
Sudhesh N. T. ◽  
Shruti Kakkar
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Body Image Issues

scholarly journals Body Image Issues Faced by Adolescents in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shefali Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Image Building ◽  
Body Image Issues

Body image is a self-attitude towards one’s body, such as, with respect to its size, shape and aesthetics. Increasing importance is given to physical appearance in modern societies as is evident from media depictions and boom in the grooming industry. These patterns can be observed all over the country due to increasing impact of globalization and modernization in India. The influence of such changing demands can act as a strong factor in determining self beliefs of adolescents. A negative body image at an early age can over shadow the self-concept and self-esteem beliefs of an individual. In the present study, using a self report questionnaire, a total of 115 participants between the ages of 14 to 16 years were asked questions about their body image and related self beliefs. As indicated in previous researches, preoccupation with body image was observed in adolescents with many adolescents reporting negative attitudes towards self. In addition, it was seen that body image disturbances were consistent across gender. Thus, it is important for schools to recognize that they need to provide guidance to students on issues like body image and self beliefs as they can have a significant impact on mental health of adolescents. The paper concludes by suggesting some measures for schools to promote positive body image building in students as well as help enhance their understanding of self and surroundings.

scholarly journals Body image issues and attitudes towards exercise amongst men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) following diagnosis of prostate cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1647-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Gentili ◽  
Stuart McClean ◽  
Lucy Hackshaw‐McGeagh ◽  
Amit Bahl ◽  
Raj Persad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Androgen Deprivation Therapy ◽  
Androgen Deprivation ◽  
Body Image Issues

Changes of self-concept and body image due to cancer recurrence

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. S61
Author(s):  
K. Münstedt ◽  
K. Kirsch ◽  
S. Sachsse ◽  
W. Milch ◽  
M. Zygmunt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Cancer Recurrence ◽  
Self Concept

Body Image Issues for Children and Adolescents With Burns

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah McQuaid ◽  
J. Barton ◽  
E. A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Body Image Issues

Does Self-Concept Depend on Body Image? a Gender Analysis

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 643-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Stowers ◽  
Mark W. Durm
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Tennessee Self Concept Scale

The purpose of this study was twofold, to estimate positive correlations between scores on the Tennessee Self-concept Scale for body image and self-concept within each gender and to assess differences between genders on measures of these two concepts, thereby testing the hypothesis that women have a more diminished body image than men. The study included 36 subjects, 18 male and 18 female. Within each gender were significant and positive correlations between measures of body image and self-concept. Between the genders, there was no significant difference in scores on self-concept but there was a difference in ratings of body image, with women being significantly less satisfied.

Understanding body image issues for older people

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 669-671
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Jenkinson
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Older People ◽  
Body Image Issues

Trajectories of Body Mass and Self-Concept in Black and White Girls

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Mustillo ◽  
Kimber L. Hendrix ◽  
Markus H. Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Black Girls ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Black And White ◽  
White Girls ◽  
Body Image Discrepancy

As a stigmatizing condition, obesity may lead to the internalization of devalued labels and threats to self-concept. Modified labeling theory suggests that the effects of stigma may outlive direct manifestations of the discredited characteristic itself. This article considers whether obesity’s effects on self-concept linger when obese youth enter the normal body mass range. Using longitudinal data from the National Growth and Health Study on 2,206 black and white girls, we estimated a parallel-process growth mixture model of body mass linked to growth models of body image discrepancy and self-esteem. We found that discrepancy was higher and self-esteem lower in formerly obese girls compared to girls always in the normal range and comparable to chronically obese girls. Neither body image discrepancy nor self-esteem rebounded in white girls despite reduction in body mass, suggesting that the effects of stigma linger. Self-esteem, but not discrepancy, did rebound in black girls.

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