Adolescences is a time where boys and girls start figuring out who they are and how they want others to perceive them. Adolescences identify themselves is through self-image, creating an identity for themselves and for others to like. Self-image is a crucial development stage for adolescences because they want to be accepted by their peers, have the latest fashion trend, and have good self-esteem. There are many different types of influences on self-image that pressure teens to strive for society’s ideal beauty. During adolescences, teens are criticized when their self-image doesn’t measure up to America’s ideal beauty standards, which can cause negative consequences on an individual.
Media has a huge impact on adolescent’s self-image and …show more content…
Grabe and Hyde hypothesis, “music video consumption will be positively associated with self-objectification, which will, in turn, be related to a host of negative psychological consequences that result when girls observe women’s bodies being presented in a narrow range of roles that undermine their confidence by valuing them as nothing more than sex objects” (Grabe & Hyde, 2009). Their results show that the more T.V. consumed is positively related to self-objectification in adolescent girls and negatively effects their self-esteem, dieting patterns, and emotional health risks. Girls are represented as sexual objects in media, which can confuse adolescent girls into thinking that they have to portray sexuality in their self-image, and can result in being objectified themselves. Being an objectified adolescent can have a negative outcome, eating disorders or …show more content…
5th to 12th graders are at more risk for health risk because they are at a stage in life where they are discovering their self-image and if it doesn’t meet society’s standards then they experience teasing and pressure to ‘fix’ yourself. When a girl or boy feel this need to fix themselves, they are going to be depressed and use extreme measures to have this ‘ideal’ beauty. Being a depressed adolescent can cause them to not want to go to school, lowering grades, antisocial, and in severe cases suicidal. An adolescent may have suicidal behaviors because they are getting teased by peers, depressive thoughts on their self-image, and lack of support. Being depressed about your self-image can also lead to negative eating behaviors. Many adolescences experience some sort of dieting behavior to lose weight, extreme exercise without eating much is unhealthy because it can cause fainting or other health problems. Anorexia and bulimia are more common among adolescent girls than boys, many girls think this is a fast way to obtain societies beauty image, but it is extremely health risky. Those who are anorexic or bulimic can develop many health issues and have may develop psychological issues. There needs to be action taken to stop extreme behavioral changes that result from low self-image. Adolescent girls and boys need to be aware that America’s ideal
Media has a huge impact on adolescent’s self-image and …show more content…
Grabe and Hyde hypothesis, “music video consumption will be positively associated with self-objectification, which will, in turn, be related to a host of negative psychological consequences that result when girls observe women’s bodies being presented in a narrow range of roles that undermine their confidence by valuing them as nothing more than sex objects” (Grabe & Hyde, 2009). Their results show that the more T.V. consumed is positively related to self-objectification in adolescent girls and negatively effects their self-esteem, dieting patterns, and emotional health risks. Girls are represented as sexual objects in media, which can confuse adolescent girls into thinking that they have to portray sexuality in their self-image, and can result in being objectified themselves. Being an objectified adolescent can have a negative outcome, eating disorders or …show more content…
5th to 12th graders are at more risk for health risk because they are at a stage in life where they are discovering their self-image and if it doesn’t meet society’s standards then they experience teasing and pressure to ‘fix’ yourself. When a girl or boy feel this need to fix themselves, they are going to be depressed and use extreme measures to have this ‘ideal’ beauty. Being a depressed adolescent can cause them to not want to go to school, lowering grades, antisocial, and in severe cases suicidal. An adolescent may have suicidal behaviors because they are getting teased by peers, depressive thoughts on their self-image, and lack of support. Being depressed about your self-image can also lead to negative eating behaviors. Many adolescences experience some sort of dieting behavior to lose weight, extreme exercise without eating much is unhealthy because it can cause fainting or other health problems. Anorexia and bulimia are more common among adolescent girls than boys, many girls think this is a fast way to obtain societies beauty image, but it is extremely health risky. Those who are anorexic or bulimic can develop many health issues and have may develop psychological issues. There needs to be action taken to stop extreme behavioral changes that result from low self-image. Adolescent girls and boys need to be aware that America’s ideal