Abstract :
Background and Objective: It is observed that body image is significantly important to young
people. They spend considerable amount of time and money in looking lean, fair and other
beauty parameters, which are usually created by media. The current study was conducted to
assess the perceptions of young people namely B.Sc. 4
th
year student nurses towards their body.
Method: Forty-six students participated in the study wherein they had to fill a structured
questionnaire assessing their attitude and practices related to their body image.
Result: It was found that majority (63%) of them had fair, 34.8% had good and 2.2% had poor
body image perception. All of them had healthy practices related to body image. There was a
significant association of BMI with body image perception. Young children with normal BMI had
fair body image perception.
Conclusion: Body image perception is an important issue for the youth. They spend considerable
amount of time thinking about this issue and interventions need to be planned to foster a more
positive image of themselves in order to enhance their self-esteem.
Keyword :
Body image, Youth, Perception, Practices