Re: body image -- EDPR 7/8112 Adolescence Sec. 001 0500-0800 R

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Date Posted: 17:24:17 02/14/07 Wed
Author: Missy Flinn
Subject: Re: body image
In reply to: Jessica Roesch 's message, "body image" on 15:05:54 02/13/07 Tue

I agree with Jessica. The class discussion about body image was very interesting. It was intriguing to hear differing points of view of both early and late bloomers. I believe that adolescence has an impact on our self concept and self image. However, I do believe that the context in which we go through adolescence is what has the greatest impact.

>I thought that our class discussion about the impact
>of puberty on the people we are today was an
>interesting one. In particular, the way changes in
>body image that occur during puberty relate to how we
>see ourselves today really hit home for me. While i
>don't think that my experiences from puberty have had
>a substantial impact on who I am now, I do believe
>that we are products of every experience we've ever
>had, and so naturally puberty has played a small part
>in the person i've become. I went through puberty
>somewhat sooner than my peers. I remember playing
>soccer and the coach yelling out to me and a few
>others, "use those hips!" to shield the ball because
>at 13 our hips were bigger than the other girls who
>hadn't reached puberty yet. While I knew that my
>coach wasn't trying to make me feel bad about my body
>image (and being a man, i don't think he realized that
>that phrase is directly translated into "you're a big
>fat cow!"), it did in some ways have an impact on how
>i see myself, even today. I know logically i'm
>usually one of the more petite women in the room, but
>alot of times i still have that feeling of being
>"big", and i know now, after years of self
>psycho-analysis (yes, i'm a psych major), that that
>single experience on that soccer field in some small
>way changed the how i view myself now. As someone who
>works with children, i need to remember my own
>experiences and how adult words get heard by
>adolescents going through the drastic changes of
>puberty.

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