The Awareness of the Impact of Body Shaming among Youth

Mustafa, Mimi Sofiah Ahmad; Mahat, Ida Rahayu; Shah, Mohd Ab Malek Md; Ali, Nor Aishah Mohd.; Mohideen, Rosilawati Sultan; Mahzan, Sulaiman

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v12-i4/13197

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“…This aligns with past research results showing that young adults will take extreme measures to fit in with their buddy groups and be accepted by their peers. (Mustafa et al, 2022). This research also increases the awareness among parents, guardians, and educators about the relationship between social media and body shaming.…”

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Relationship between Social Media Engagement and Body Shaming among Malaysian Young Adults

Wong,

Labent,

Chin

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Section: Implications Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 76%

Relationship between Social Media Engagement and Body Shaming among Malaysian Young Adults

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Chin

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“…A lack of knowledge related to body shaming can lead a person to have lack of respect for others and feelings of insecurity (Mustafa et al, 2022). Therefore, educational and professional organisations, medical practitioners, media, and authorities should nurture knowledge regarding body image and promote a new national discourse about obesity consistent with current research findings (Brown et al, 2022).…”

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“…The most prevalent type of body shaming is related to overweight or obese individuals (Gani & Jalal, 2020;Iftitania, 2021;Mustafa et al, 2022), which constantly occurs in the media as a part of entertainment. For instance, overweight people are frequently depicted on social media as a running gag, resulting in "fat jokes" that have been normalised in society (Aziz, 2017).…”

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“…This misleading ideology of beauty is propagated all over the world via artwork, mass media, technology, and literary works (Karacan, 2007 as cited in Kumara & Jayawardhana, 2018). As a result, people who have met the 'beauty standard' in society will be highly accepted and acknowledged, whereas those who are regarded as less attractive will be neglected or mistreated by society (Mustafa et al, 2022).…”

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“…This introduction of the ideal body image has manipulated adolescents' minds, and they begin to doubt themselves by comparing their bodies to digitally altered ones. This habit of doubting oneself can contribute to low self-esteem and negative body image (Mustafa et al, 2022).…”

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Body Shaming among University Students: Awareness and Implications on the Body Image

Zulkifli¹,

Latif²,

Idris³

2023

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Body shaming is a form of bullying that exposes victims to many emotional, physical, and social risks and consequences. This study aims to determine whether university students recognise the implications of body shaming on individuals and discover the students' perspectives regarding their body image. Fifty students from five different faculties (Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Hotel and Tourism) in a public university participated as the respondents in this study. A questionnaire was created in a Google form and distributed to the students via the WhatsApp application. The questionnaire focused on respondents' awareness of the implications of body shaming and their perspectives regarding their body image. The data were analysed using descriptive analysis and described in frequency and percentage. Based on the results, most respondents recognised the implications of body shaming. However, more than half of the respondents appeared to have an unfavourable opinion about their bodies. This study has demonstrated that body shaming can cause severe impacts on adolescents and society in terms of psychological concerns, body image dissatisfaction, academic implications and eating disorders. Hence, proper actions must be taken to cultivate positive attitudes and wellbeing in our community.

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