Teenage Body Image

How many times a day have you seen an advertisement that made you feel insecure about yourself? This includes your body image and is “how one feels and acts in response to his or her perceived appearance”(“Body”). For a teenage girl growing up in the early 21st century, society has created an ideal body image for all women. The media advertises ways to have a “skinnier” and “sexier” body type. This might influence a young girl to lose weight and contain depression. For young women, body image can be a huge negative influence during their teen years because of advertising and media. As we grow up we are most vulnerable during our adolescent age of puberty. Through this time the teen’s mood, body, and self-esteem changes. They are awkward and as their body grows they become more concerned about their weight and how their body looks. These changes can change the perception of the teen’s body image. Because they’re developing intellectually and physically, “seeing bodies that are more or less developed than one’s own can lead to feelings of isolation and doubt about whether one is normal or attractive.” (“Body) Girls will become preoccupied with the idea of the “ideal” body size and weight. So many changes …show more content…
Usually, these models are very tall and have a thin physique. These advertisements will take a toll of effects on teenage girls that include anorexia, undernourishment, and depression, however, “health is what should be valued, which may not fit with the fashion industry's emphasis on ultra-thin beauty.”(Schwarz) As these girls became more aware of their body they developed depression from being unhappy with their body. They would try dieting and lose weight only to become malnourished and more depressed. Many advertisers have used models of different sizes, and it makes a decent publicity gimmick, but there's a reason they always go back to slender models: Clothes look better on