Descriptive and evaluative beliefs about one's appearance.
The individual's conception of and feelings about their body -- its overall integrity, its physical characteristics such as form, size and shape, and its conformity to societal values and norms. Self-esteem, psychosocial functioning and sexuality are intimately linked with body image.
The concept and awareness of one's own body as it relates to space, movement, and other objects.
how a person feels about how she or he looks.
The image one has of his or her own body, comprised of reality and perception.
represents an individual's beliefs and attitudes about his or her body.
The mental picture a person has of his/her body as well as the individual's associated thoughts, feelings, judgments, sensations, awareness, and behavior. Body image is not a static concept. It is developed through interactions with people and the social world, changing across life span in response to changing feedback from the environment.
A part of self-esteem, body image is the picture you have of your body as well as the way you envision others see you. For more information click here.
A person's mental concept of his or her physical appearance, constructed from many different influences.
A child's self-concept of his/her body.
perception of one's own body and its relationship to the environment. Body image is the summation of information received through the senses about the body and it's relationship to people, places and things in the environment.
The way a person thinks his/her body looks, smells or appears to their partner.
One's concept of one's physical appearance based on self- and other people's perception.
A person's self-image, or mental picture, of his or her own body, and the attitudes and feelings he or she has toward his or her appearance. Body image determines how attractive a person thinks he or she is.
(BAH-dee IH-mij) The way a person thinks about his or her body and how it looks to others.
Attitudes and feelings about one's own body and appearance.
The feeling a person has about the way his or her body looks.
Body image is a person's perception of his or her own physical appearance. A person with a poor body image will perceive his or her own body as being unattractive or even repulsive to others, while a person with a good body image will see him or herself as attractive to others, or will at least accept his or her body in its current form. Perceived body image is not necessarily related to any objective measure or the average opinion of other people; a person who has a poor body image may be rated as beautiful by others, and a person with a good body image may be rated as unattractive by others.