Asian Journal of Home Science

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Relationship between Body Image and Self-Esteem among College Going Girls


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1 Department of Home Science, University of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
2 Department of Home Science, University of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
     

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between body image and self-esteem among college going girls using correlation design. A random sample of 250 students all of them belonging to Allahabad University completed a set of questionnaire of Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire and body shape questionnaire result indicates that fashion or beauty magazines, social comparisons, overall appearance are important predictors of body image and self-esteem in adolescent college going girls and body image was confirmed to significantly related to self esteem which supported the hypothesis.

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Body Image, Self-Esteem, Adolescence.
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Anshu Johry
Department of Home Science, University of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India
Sangita Srivastava
Department of Home Science, University of Allahabad, ALLAHABAD (U.P.), India

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between body image and self-esteem among college going girls using correlation design. A random sample of 250 students all of them belonging to Allahabad University completed a set of questionnaire of Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire and body shape questionnaire result indicates that fashion or beauty magazines, social comparisons, overall appearance are important predictors of body image and self-esteem in adolescent college going girls and body image was confirmed to significantly related to self esteem which supported the hypothesis.

Keywords


Body Image, Self-Esteem, Adolescence.