Influence of Television Viewing on Body Image of Adolescent Boys and its Correlation with Self–concept

Vibha Joshi; Dr. Parul Tripathi

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Influence of Television Viewing on Body Image of Adolescent Boys and its Correlation with Self–concept

Vibha Joshi, Dr. Parul Tripathi

Abstract :

Adolescence is the developmental stage in which anxieties on body image are most prevalent. Television plays a big role in the internalization of certain standards related to physical appearance and attractiveness. Very negative self–evaluation occurs as long as an individual compares himself with the ideal images presented in the television. The present study was undertaken on 90 adolescents of 11 to 18 years of age. Data analysis indicated that television viewing has a negative influence on body image, providing support to the danger of adapting the distorted and hazardous messages media communicates by emphasizing certain body types. The correlation coefficient 0.038 between body image and self–concept asserts that body image and self–concept possess no relation and both the factors are independent.