{"id":2267,"date":"2025-08-19T10:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=2267"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:09:07","slug":"body-image","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/body-image\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving your body as it is"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\n

To better understand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With its multiple physical and psychological changes, adolescence is a period during which accepting and being satisfied with one\u2019s appearance takes on major proportions. What do I look like?<\/em> How do I see myself? How do I feel in my body? What do other people think about me?<\/em> These concerns can quickly mount up, affecting the way a teen feels about their appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most teenagers want to feel attractive and look good. They are sensitive to the image they project and to comments from family and friends. In the era of social media, teenagers are continually bombarded with messages and images conveying an ideal standard of beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given this reality, it is not always easy to learn how to accept the skin we are in. Yet, it is crucially important, because a negative self-image can cause a teen to behave in ways that are harmful to their health. In fact, dissatisfaction with their appearance can prevent them from adopting healthy lifestyle habits, developing high self-esteem, and maintaining a good mental health. This can have repercussions on their overall health and academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n

\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i> <\/span>\r\n Body image and teens in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie region<\/h3>\n\n\n

More than half of teenagers are dissatisfied<\/strong> with their appearance, namely 57 % of girls and 54 % of boys.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\n

Dissatisfied teens who would like to be bigger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n
\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\n

Dissatisfied teens who would like to be smaller<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n
\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n
\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n\r\n
\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n
\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\n
\n
\n

Want to learn more ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check out our information sheets for more statistics, key facts, and solutions for families, schools, and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
Complete statistics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n
\r\n <\/div>\r\n\n\n\r\n
\r\n <\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\n
\r\n
\r\n
\n\n

To better support<\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n
\r\n \n
\r\n

\r\n \r\n <\/i>Communication <\/a>\r\n <\/h3>\r\n
\r\n \n\n