Over 70 percent of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks

Did you know that over 70 percent of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks.

 

1. Low self-esteem is a thinking disorder in which an individual views him/herself as inadequate, unworthy, unlovable, and/or incompetent. Once formed, this negative view of self permeates every thought, producing faulty assumptions and ongoing self-defeating behavior.


2. Among high school students, 44 percent of girls and 15 percent of guys are attempting to lose weight.


3. Over 70 percent of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks.


4. More than 40 percent of boys in middle school and high school regularly exercise with the goal of increasing muscle mass.


5. 75 percent of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities like cutting, bullying, smoking, drinking, or disordered eating. This compares to 25 percent of girls with high self-esteem.

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Over 70 percent of girls age 15 to 17 avoid normal daily activities, such as attending school, when they feel bad about their looks