Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychiatric Social Work, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, India
Abstract
Background:
Body image is a multidimensional dynamic construct that involves internal biological and psychological factors as well as external cultural and social determinants. Body image concerns are connected with total poor self-concept in early adolescents, including poor physical, social, and academic self-concepts as well as low overall self-esteem (SE).
Objective:
The present study aims to examine the SE and body image satisfaction among primary school teachers in Sonitpur, Assam.
Materials and Methods:
The study was cross-sectional in nature. A total of 60 primary school teachers who were above 18 years of age were selected from 12 schools randomly and were included in the study. Data collection was collected with the help of the following tools: sociodemographic datasheet, Rosenberg SE Scale, Body Shape Questionnaire, and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items by investigators from February 2022 to July 2022 in Sonitpur province, Assam. Descriptive statistics were used to determine categorical variables, and analysis was carried out by computing percentages and the Chi-square test.
Results:
The results of the present study revealed that 15.0% of the respondents showed mild-to-moderate stress, 30.0% had mild-to-severe anxiety, and 1.7% had mild depression. A significant negative correlation was found between SE and stress (r = −0.421, P < 0.01) and SE and anxiety (r = −0.433, P < 0.01). Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between body shape (BS) and weight (r = 0.590, P < 0.05), BS and stress (r = 0.355, P < 0.01), and BS and anxiety (r = 0.333, P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
People with lower SE are progressively likely to report dissatisfied with their body size or shape and irrespective of age or gender. Since body image represents a large part of a person’s self-concept, it is unsurprising that SE and body dissatisfaction are related.
Reference35 articles.
1. Association between puberty and disordered eating, body image, and other psychological variables;Ackard;Int J Eat Disord,2001
2. Body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, depression, and weight status in adolescents;Goldfield;J Sch Health,2010
3. The effects of exercise on body satisfaction and self-esteem as a function of age and gender;Tigerman;Sex Roles,2000
4. Body weight effect on body image among gym users and non-gym users;Parmar;Int J Indian Psychol,2015
5. Improving the body image, eating attitudes, and behaviors of young male and female adolescents: A new educational approach that focuses on self-esteem;O'Dea;Int J Eat Disord,2000