Body shaming - a young person's perspective
This report covers young people's perspective of body shaming and the impact it was having on their overall health and wellbeing.
Summary
Body shaming was chosen as one of the priority areas by our Youthwatch volunteers. Volunteers wished to gain a better understanding of young people of Sunderland’s knowledge and understanding of body shaming and the impact it was having on their overall health and wellbeing.
To capture this information, volunteers designed a survey to be used. The questions in the survey focused on:
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Young people’s understanding of body shaming
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The impact of social media on body shaming
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Knowledge of where to go for support.
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