1. Young Adults and Body Image
Aida Hernandez, jan pinotti, Rachel strolle

2. Videos! 

3. What is “Body Image?”
What you believe about your own appearance —how you see yourself in the mirror or picture yourself in your mind
How you feel about your body, including your height, shape, and weight
How you sense and control your body as you move. How you feel in your body
-Body image is influenced by many factors including; family environment, ability or disability, the attitudes of peers, the media and advertising, the fashion industry and cultural background.
Resource:
http: raisingchildren.net.au

4. Positive and Negative Body Image
A clear perception of body shape
Natural body shape is celebrated and appreciated
Feelings of pride and acceptance about body
Comfort and confidence in ones body
NEGATIVE
A distorted perception of body shape
Belief that only others are attractive and that ones own body size/shape is a sign of failure
Feelings of shame, self- consciousness, or anxiety about body
Discomfort and awkwardness in ones body

5. Teen Body Image Concerns
Weight
Eating Disorders
Skin Color
Cultural differences/features
Religious/Cultural Traditions
Gender Identity
Clothing/dress style
Body Art
Economic Status

6. Body Image and Size
Photos from HarperCollins

7. Teen Body Image Concerns
Weight
Eating Disorders
Skin Color
Cultural differences/features
Religious/Cultural Traditions
Gender Identity
Clothing/dress style
Body Art
Economic Status

8. Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are complex conditions that arise from a variety of factors
People with negative body image have a greater likelihood of developing an eating disorder
More likely to suffer from feelings of depression, isolation, low self- esteem, and obsessions with weight loss
5 to 10 million females have battled eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia
National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.) What is body image? Retrieved from:

9. Eating Disorders
Photos from HarperCollins & Penguin

10. Teen Body Image Concerns
Weight
Eating Disorders
Skin Color
Cultural differences/features
Religious/Cultural Traditions
Gender Identity
Clothing/dress style
Body Art
Economic Status

11. Skin Color
Photos from Candlewick, Macmillan, & Penguin

12. Skin Color
Photos from Harper Collins & Random House

13. Teen Body Image Concerns
Weight
Eating Disorders
Skin Color
Cultural differences/features
Religious/Cultural Traditions
Gender Identity
Clothing/dress style
Body Art
Economic Status

14. Video 

15. Cultural Body Image
Photos from Penguin, Cincos Puntos, & Scholastic

16. Cultural Body Image
Photo from Harper Collins

17. Teen Body Image Concerns
Weight
Eating Disorders
Skin Color
Cultural differences/features
Religious/Cultural Traditions
Gender Identity
Clothing/dress style
Body Art
Economic Status

18. Gender -The state of being female or male, or, our sense of self.
-Gender is part of a broader, sociocultural context and refers to how society thinks we should act as girls and boys, women and men. Gender is complicated!
-Complex is that our expectations of what it means to be male or female are often
based on old ideas of what is “masculine” or “feminine” and these ideas change from culture to culture.
Resource:
Levkoff, Logan, and Jennifer Wider. Got Teens?: The Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities. Berkeley, CA: Seal, Print.

19. Truth is there is no one way to experience and express gender.
Resource:
Levkoff, Logan, and Jennifer Wider. Got Teens?: The Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities. Berkeley, CA: Seal, Print.

20. Gender Identity
-Defined by our personal feelings about and/or inner sense of our own gender.
-Studies show that gender identity usually develops during early childhood and can be shaped by parents, society, and a number of other biological factors.
-For teens often their sense of self and gender are out of sync causing confusion and stigma in a turbulent time of their lives.
Resource:
Levkoff, Logan, and Jennifer Wider. Got Teens?: The Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities. Berkeley, CA: Seal, Print.

21. Transgender Teens
Transgender individuals have a gender identity that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth
Transgender teens face many personal and social issues in dealing with the perceptions and acceptance (or lack thereof) of both themselves and others
Isolation can occur when the society around them is unable to deal with what they see as non-conformity
Good Therapy.org. Working with Body Image Issues in Transgender People April 21, Contributed by Shirley Katz, PhD. CCC

22. Transgender Teens
YA novels often reveal the issues experienced by transgender teens including:
Poor body image
Isolation
Rejection
Violence
Medical Issues
Depression
Good Therapy.org. Working with Body Image Issues in Transgender People April 21, Contributed by Shirley Katz, PhD. CCC

23. Transgender Teens
Photos from St. Martins Press, Random House, & Macmillan

24. Non-binary Teens
Non-binary gender is any gender that isn’t exclusively male or female.
Non-binary individuals may feel a mix of female and male, somewhere in between, or something completely different

25. Genderfluid Teens Genderfluid falls under the non-binary umbrella
Genderfluid individuals can feel exclusively male, exclusively female, multiple genders, or somewhere in between on any given day.

26. Genderfluid Teens
Photos from Sourcebooks, Random House, and Scholastic

27. Body Image and the Media
American teenagers spend:
31 hours a week watching TV
17 hours a week listening to music
3 hours a week watching movies
4 hours a week reading magazines
10 hours a week online
That’s 10 hours and 45 minutes of media consumption a day
Siebel Newsom, J (2011). Documentary Miss Representation. United States

28. Body Image and the Media
Over 80% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat
53% of 13 year old American girls are unhappy with their bodies.
This grows to 78% by the time girls reach 17
By middle school 40-70% of girls are dissatisfied with 2 or more parts of their body
Around 30% of year olds are actively dieting
Over 50% of teen girls and 30% of teen boys use unhealthy weight control behaviors
Adolescent girls who diet frequently are 12 times as likely to binge eat as girls who don’t
Gallivan, H.R. (n.d.) Teens, social media and body image. Park Nicollet Melrose Center. Retrieved from:

29. Body Image and the Media
Of American elementary school girls who read magazines:
69% said that the pictures influence their concept of the ideal body shape
47% say the pictures make them want to lose weight.
The average American Woman is 5’4” tall and weighs 144lbs, the average model is 5’10” and weighs 110lbs.
The average female fashion model wears a size two or four, while the average American woman wears a size 12 to 14. 
Survey of the contents of Seventeen magazine found that the largest percentage of pages are devoted to articles about appearance.
TV commercials, programming and movies almost exclusively feature thin, healthy looking people.
Women’s magazines have about 10 times the Content related to dieting and weight loss than men’s magazines
Gallivan, H.R. (n.d.) Teens, social media and body image. Park Nicollet Melrose Center. Retrieved from:
Mirror, Mirror: Eating disorders. The media and body image. Retrieved from:
Teen Futures Media Network (n.d.) Body image & nutrition: Fast facts. Retrieved from:

30. Body Image and the Media
The appearance of females is commented on:
58 % in movies
28% in television shows
26% in commercials
The appearance of mens' and boys' is talked about on:
24& in movies
10% in television shows
7% in commercials
Teen Futures Media Network (n.d.) Body image & nutrition: Fast facts. Retrieved from:

31. Body Image and the Media
37% articles in leading teen girl magazines focus on appearance
50% of advertisements used an appeal to beauty to sell their products.
Black-oriented television shows may serve a protective function; Hispanic and Black girls and women who watch more Black- oriented television have higher body satisfaction.
Pressure from mass media to be muscular also appears to be related to body dissatisfaction among men. 
Young men seem to be more negatively affected by the media images than adolescent boys are. 
National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.) Media, body image, and eating disorders Retrieved from:

32. Body Image and the Media
Research:
in Fiji after TV was introduced found that scores on eating pathology doubled in three years and influenced their opinion on ideal body shape.
in Australia found that seeing thin models on TV and in magazines made girls feel that they weren’t good enough, pretty enough, or thin enough.
The researchers also concluded that in many instances, the media influences had been reinforced by peers and family.
Project EAT found that girls who read articles on dieting or weight loss were 6 times more likely to engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors. Boys were 4 times more likely.
Gallivan, H.R. (n.d.) Teens, social media and body image. Park Nicollet Melrose Center. Retrieved from:

33. Advertising
“Advertising, particularly for fashion and cosmetics, has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves and how we think we should look.
Media smarts
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy. Body image: Advertising and Magazines. Retrieved from:

34. Photoshop
As a result, heavily retouched photos – of men as well as women – have become nearly universal: a single issue of Vogue was found to contain 144 manipulated images, including the cover.
Media smarts
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy. Body image: Photo manipulation. Retrieved from:

35. Body Image and the Media
“Girls get the message from very early on that what’s most important is how they look, that their value, their worth, depends on that. And boys get the message that this is what’s important about girls.
– Miss Representation
Siebel Newsom, J (2011). Documentary Miss Representation. United States

36. Body Image and the Media
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37. The ideal image of beauty is more extreme and impossible than ever before.
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Siebel Newsom, J (2011). Documentary Miss Representation. United States

38. Body Image and the Media
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39. Body Image and the Media
“Visual platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat deliver the tools that allow teens to earn approval for their appearance and compare themselves to others.” –Rachel Simmons
The rise of the “wellness” industry through social media have created a fitness celebrities, also known as, “fitspiration”.
Some of the time these regimens of eating and exercising disguised as “health”, “clean eating”, and “wellness” come from pro-anorexia or “thinspiration” sites.
Siebel Newsom, J (2011). Documentary Miss Representation. United States

40. Body Image and the Media
Thinspiration
4,530,000 results
Pro-ana
22,200,000 results
Simmons, R. (2016, August 19). How social media is a toxic mirror. Time.com Retrieved from:
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41. Body Image and the Media
Body positive
22,700,000 results
Be You Campaign
10,900,000 results
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42. Effects of Negative Body Image
anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, shame, and trouble concentrating
take risks with their sexual health
cut themselves off from being with other people socially
stop doing healthy activities that require them to show their bodies, such as exercising, having sex, going to the doctor, or swimming
suffer from serious mental health problems, such as anorexia, bulimia, over-exercising, or overeating.
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.) Body image at a glance: How can a negative body image affect my health and well-being? Retrieved from:

43. Body Image Shifts After Trauma
Photos from St. Martins, Simon & Schuster, & Penguin

44. Resources
Eating Disorder Hope
Just Say YES
National Eating Disorders Association
Teen Futures Media Network

45. Reference
Gallivan, H.R. (n.d.) Teens, social media and body image. Park Nicollet Melrose Center. Retrieved from: Gallivan-Spring-2014.pdf
Levkoff, Logan, and Jennifer Wider. Got Teens?: The Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities. Berkeley, CA: Seal, Print.
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy. Body image: Advertising and Magazines. Retrieved from:
Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy. Body image: Photo manipulation. Retrieved from:
Mirror, Mirror: Eating disorders. The media and body image. Retrieved from: body-image.htm
National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.) What is body image? Retrieved from:
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.) Body image at a glance: How can a negative body image affect my health and well-being? Retrieved from:
Siebel Newsom, J (2011). Miss Representation. United States
Simmons, R. (2016, August 19). How social media is a toxic mirror. Time.com Retrieved from: media-body-image/
Teen Futures Media Network (n.d.) Body image & nutrition: Fast facts. Retrieved from: