Survey! body image, females, affected by media. help! (1 Viewer)

[captain planet.]

I neeeeed help =]
my irp is due when i go back from hols, in about 2 weeeks.
i need more questionaires with feedback, for my results.
if anyone (sorry, i only need females) could fill out my survey for me, it would be greatly appreciated i assure you..
names etc wont be taken into account, everything will remain only as plain numbers and facts.
thanks!

sorry if it is personal.

you can email me the results if you dont want all too see,
eddiechop@hotmail.com




1) How old are you?

2) How much do you weigh? (In kilograms)
(Try to be as accurate as possible and remember all surveys are confidential)
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3) What is your height? (In centimeters)
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4) Do you believe you are overweight? Why or not?
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5) Do you worry about your current weight?


6) Do you feel pressure to become/stay thin? Why or why not?
IF YES, ANSWER QUESTIONS 7 AND 8
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7) Where does this pressure come from? (There can be more then one answer.)

Family-
Friends-
Peers-
The media-
The opposite sex-
Boyfriend-
Yourself-
Other: Please state.

8) In what way does this factor/factors influence the way you feel about your body?
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9) Do you feel the media encourages the message ‘thin is beautiful’ in society today? If yes, how?
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10) Are you currently on any diet?
(IF NO, ANSWER QUESTION 11)
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11) Have you ever tried dieting as a form of weight loss? Would you?
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12) What do you think is your best body feature?
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13) What do you think is your worst?
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14) What would be your ideal body weight?
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15) What would be your ideal height?
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16) Are you affected by seeing the thin and toned girls in magazines?

Name some magazines that you think can influence teenage girls body image.
for example, Zoo Weekly, Ralph, Cleo, Cosmo, Dolly, FAMOUS, OK Weekly, celeb mags etc.




17) How does seeing beautifully thin girls in magazines, celebrities etc make you feel?

Upset
Like you should loseweight
Fat
Depressed
Angry
Down
Worried
Worthless
Nothing
Guilty





THANKS ALL! =]

 

[bassistx]

I don't feel comfortable answering that survey, as I had an eating disorder.
But if you need any help, PM me. I can share experiences, but I can't give you numbers/figures because it's part of the recovery process.
Sorry. I hope it goes well.

 

[ccc123]

1) How old are you? 17

2) How much do you weigh? (In kilograms) .(Try to be as accurate as possible and remember all surveys are confidential)

I don't weigh myself all that often, but late lat year I was 45-ish, so I'd be guessing about the same_3)

3) What is your height? (In centimeters)
165cm

4) Do you believe you are overweight? Why or not?
No, because if proportion to my height, I think I'm normal weight.


5) Do you worry about your current weight?


Not really, although I'll probably gain weight over this year, with the HSC and all.

6) Do you feel pressure to become/stay thin? Why or why not?
IF YES, ANSWER QUESTIONS 7 AND 8

Not personally, but I think if I did gain too much weight I would feel pressure to become thinner- though this would be mainly for the sake of my own health more then anything else.


7) Where does this pressure come from? (There can be more then one answer.)

Family-
Friends-
Peers-
The media-
The opposite sex-
Boyfriend-
Yourself-
Other: Please state.

8) In what way does this factor/factors influence the way you feel about your body?
__________________________________________________ __________________
__________________________________________________ __________________
__________________________________________________ __________________
__________________________________________________ __________________
9) Do you feel the media encourages the message ‘thin is beautiful’ in society today? If yes, how?

Although the media is attempting to instill young girls with more holistic notions of beauty, I feel that a lot of the time it seems very disingenuous, and the 'thin is beautiful' message still resonates more strongly than any other. I also find that a lot of the efforts to challenge this prevailing perception, much of the time it is contradicted in more subtle ways (e.g running a story of voluptuous beauty, but still exhibiting twog-like models), or sometimes, the contradictions are even more explicit. For example, flicking through my sister's magazine about a year ago, they ran an article that promoted 'body confidence in all shapes', only to have a consecutive article on a guide to 'shape up.' This hypocrisy, to me, demonstrates that the media, despite a few token attempts, continues to promote this provincial idea of what constitutes beauty.

10) Are you currently on any diet?
(IF NO, ANSWER QUESTION 11)
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11) Have you ever tried dieting as a form of weight loss? Would you?

I have not ever tried any form of weight-loss. I would if I became dangerously overweight.

12) What do you think is your best body feature?

Do not know.
13) What do you think is your worst?

Do not know.

14) What would be your ideal body weight?
45-55ish

15) What would be your ideal height?

170? But then I'd want to gain weight too.

16) Are you affected by seeing the thin and toned girls in magazines?
Not really. i don't read them all that often, and when i see them, I'm pretty indifferent.

Name some magazines that you think can influence teenage girls body image.
for example, Zoo Weekly, Ralph, Cleo, Cosmo, Dolly, FAMOUS, OK Weekly, celeb mags etc.

All of the above.




17) How does seeing beautifully thin girls in magazines, celebrities etc make you feel?

Upset
Like you should loseweight
Fat
Depressed
Angry
Down
Worried
Worthless
Nothing - but sometimes sad because I can't believe they've made so much money
Guilty

 

[zanaNANA]

1) How old are you?
16
2) How much do you weigh? (In kilograms)
(Try to be as accurate as possible and remember all surveys are confidential)
58-60 kilos
3) What is your height? (In centimeters)
172 cm

4) Do you believe you are overweight? Why or not?
nope, im not medically overweight...so i know im not...

5) Do you worry about your current weight?
yeah

6) Do you feel pressure to become/stay thin? Why or why not?
IF YES, ANSWER QUESTIONS 7 AND 8
yes, its healthy to be slim (not TOO thin) and its also more appealing i guess...

7) Where does this pressure come from? (There can be more then one answer.)

Family-
Friends-
Peers-
The media-
The opposite sex-
Boyfriend-
Yourself- its all coming from me = )
Other: Please state.

8) In what way does this factor/factors influence the way you feel about your body?
which factors? how i affect the way i feel about myself?
i probably have a low self esteem... id love to have the whole big boobs flat tummy curves thing going on... i guess what i see in the media is what i compare to myself... not that im not happy with myself i just could be happier = P

9) Do you feel the media encourages the message ‘thin is beautiful’ in society today? If yes, how?
not as much as they used to, now its sort of the slim but curvy thing, like jessica beil and so forth which i think is a much healthier image

10) Are you currently on any diet?
(IF NO, ANSWER QUESTION 11)
no

11) Have you ever tried dieting as a form of weight loss? Would you?
umm...not really, i just quit pigging out on junk food...

12) What do you think is your best body feature?
my tummy and bum haha thats two

13) What do you think is your worst?
flat chest = (

14) What would be your ideal body weight?
56-58

15) What would be your ideal height?
im sweet with my height

16) Are you affected by seeing the thin and toned girls in magazines?

Name some magazines that you think can influence teenage girls body image.
for example, Zoo Weekly, Ralph, Cleo, Cosmo, Dolly, FAMOUS, OK Weekly, celeb mags etc.


hmmm no, i just admire them, like some look really good you know?

17) How does seeing beautifully thin girls in magazines, celebrities etc make you feel?

Upset
Like you should loseweight
Fat
Depressed
Angry
Down
Worried
Worthless
Nothing
Guilty

like i should tone up

hope the answers were alright = )