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Self-esteem And Body Image

Self-esteem means how a person value and respect himself or herself. It is the real opinion you have of yourself. It impacts how you take care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Body Image: Body image is how and what you think and feel about your body.

Factors influencing body image and self-esteem:

Media Images: During teenage, the teenagers become more aware of celebrities and media images. They usually start to compare themselves with media images and celebrities.

Family and school: We do not develop our body image all on our own. The family, school and other members of society can influence our self-esteem and body image.

Life experience and the natural ageing process: Body image and self-esteem are also significant factors which influence the body image to influence our body image and self-esteem.