Perfection hurts: Identity formation and body image throughout adolescence and emerging adulthood KU Leuven
During adolescence and emerging adulthood, body image becomes a central component of adolescents’ self-concept. Together with physical changes during puberty, such a heightened focus on appearance strongly influences body image. The number of young people experiencing their body in a negative way is so high that body image concerns – especially in girls and women – are thought to be the norm rather than the exception. Body dissatisfaction, in ...