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Is self-esteem directly linked to a proper body-image?

  • 28-03-2011 10:22pm
    #1
    CorkMan
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    I am not sure if this is the right forum but her I go.

    People talk about body-image, your mind's views of yourself. How some people have distorted body images, but is that corrected when you have proper self esteem? I am asking as before when my self-esteem was very low I had a big distortion of what I looked like in my mind.

    I have been using technique to raise my self-esteem and have noticed my body-image (or self-image) is being corrected. So is there a link between self-image and self-esteem?


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  • #2
    Velvety
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    This study found that self-esteem was significantly related to Perceived Body Image Dissatisfaction.

    Actual body mass was also found to be significantly related to Perceived Body Image Dissatisfaction but independently of self-esteem. I'm only reading from the abstract here but that would suggest to me that, yes, there is some evidence for someone being more satisfied with their body appearance as their self-esteem rises even though their actual body hasn't changed.

    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1469-7610.00319/abstract


  • #3
    JuliusCaesar
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    CorkMan wrote: »
    I have been using technique to raise my self-esteem and have noticed my body-image (or self-image) is being corrected. So is there a link between self-image and self-esteem?

    different aspects of the self-concept.


  • #4
    kdb14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭kdb14


    Hiya Cork,

    Yeah I would think that there definitely is a link between your self esteem and self image. Very basically self esteem can be defined as 'how much you like yourself' - if you then combine that with self image 'how do you see yourself' the you can see the connection. If you don't like yourself then you won't see yourself in a positive light and on the flipside, if you like yourself then you are more inclined to see yourself more positively!


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