Self ImageBy: Brooke Toelsin, Alyssa Hessler,

and Kelsey Travers

What you think you look like How you see your personality What kind of person you think you are What you believe others think of you How much you like yourself of think others

like you The status you feel you have

What is self image?

Out of 100 people 93 said they believe in themselves

7 said they don’t

Do you believe in yourself?

Results

yesno

Do you hesitate to do things because of what others might think?

I would like to change things about my body 70% of people

said they would

30% of people said they wouldn’t

Do peers influence each others self image?

I feel that I contribute to other people’s self image

47% said yes

53% said no

I feel that other people contribute to my self image

49% true

51% false

You can contribute to others self image in a positive or negative way; the choice is yours.

Do you have a desire to be accepted by your peers?

61% said yes39% said no

We found these results surprising because we would assume that everyone would want to be accepted by their friends; even Tyler, from Twisted had a strong desire to be accepted.

Influence from the media

We asked if the media influences teenager’s perspective on self

image 88% said yes, 12% said no

In a recent survey by Teen People magazine, 27% of the girls felt

that the media pressures them to have a perfect body.

Out of 100 people…•86% are satisfied with who they are•14% aren’t

•93% believe they can achieve their goals•7% believe they can’t

•93% said they have positive relationships with their friends and family•7% said they do not

•13% of people said other people’s opinions count more than theirs•87% percent said other people’s opinions aren’t more important

•25% of people said people seem better off than themselves•75% of people don’t believe this

It is important to me to succeed with whatever I take on

Results

yes

no

Compared to Twisted

Your self image can affect your life in many ways. Tyler was willing

to change himself to be accepted by Bethany. He

had a poor self image and because of that he contemplated suicide.

Luckily in the end Tyler realized he had value

and it saved him.

How to improve your self image

•List your things you like about yourself-include appearance, personality and skills•Change negative thoughts to positive thoughts•Question whether your view of yourself is accurate and why you see yourself like you do•Get exercise•counseling

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