Dr. David Gardner, a well known researcher of body image, conducted a survey including more than three thousand women from the ages 13 to 90 years old. Through this he found out shocking statistics: More than 62% of women between 13 and 19 years felt dissatisfied with their bodies, the majority of women (89%) wanted to lose weight, and 24% of women said that they'd sacrifice more than 3 years of their lives to be at the weight they wanted.
Poor body image affects your actions around boys and can cause you to feel awkward or self-conscious. Tina, a 16 year old who got interviewed in more depth said, "No guy wants a fat girl, and I'm fat. I know if I start liking a guy i'll just get rejected so why bother?"
How has the rejection of Tina's past related to her personal acceptance of her own body image?
Rutledge, Jill Zimmerman. Dealing with the Stuff That Makes Life Tough : The 10 Things That Stress Teen Girls Out and How to Cope with Them. 1 ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print.
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