Body Image Project

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone :-D

First, I'd better reintroduce myself. I'm Lesley in Gravesend, Kent,

mum to 2 boys, bfc & mslc rep for my NCT branch. I've been on Coffee

since it began, and for a while before that when it was all one NCT

list. I've been nomail for most of this year due to other demands on my

time so I'm sure there must be lots of new people here I won't know

(yet!).

The reason I've surfaced is that I think you ladies might be willing to

help me out. I'm doing a 12 week WEA course on womens' health issues,

and part of it is to do a project. Two of us from the group decided to

look into body/self image and chose to do it in the format of a

questionnaire. We're within 3 weeks of the end of the course, and have

just finalised the questions. We need to start sorting the data next

Thursday. Soooo.....

I've already been in touch to check with a Coffee moderator that this is

OK. I'm posting below the questionnaire that we've compiled. If you

would like to take part, please fill it in and email it direct back to

me at:

lmd.moor@...

so as not to clutter up this list.

If you don't fancy participating, that's also fine.

Here are the guidelines:-

Please mark the appropriate boxes by inserting an asterisk or similar

symbol.

You may select more than one option in Questions 5, 8 & 10.

BODY/SELF IMAGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR WOMEN

(1) Your age? (tick as appropriate)

[ ] 15-20

[ ] 21-29

[ ] 30-39

[ ] 40-59

[ ] 60+

(2) How old were you when you first became aware of body image issues?

[ ] 0-10

[ ] 10-15

[ ] 15-20

[ ] 20+

(3) How would you assess your body/self image currently?

[ ] very good

[ ] good

[ ] OK

[ ] low

[ ] very low

(4) Do you feel comfortable with the way you look?

[ ] yes

[ ] no

(5) What would you like to change about yourself?

[ ] nothing

[ ] size/weight

[ ] face

[ ] body

[ ] personality

(6) Do you care what people think of your body?

[ ] yes

[ ] no

(7) Whose opinion of your body image matters to you?:

YOUR OWN OPINION:

[ ] matters a lot

[ ] matters a bit

[ ] doesn't matter

PARTNER'S OPINION:

[ ] matters a lot

[ ] matters a bit

[ ] doesn't matter

FAMILY MEMBERS' OPINION:

[ ] matters a lot

[ ] matters a bit

[ ] doesn't matter

FRIENDS' OPINION:

[ ] matters a lot

[ ] matters a bit

[ ] doesn't matter

STRANGERS/GENERAL PUBLIC

[ ] matters a lot

[ ] matters a bit

[ ] doesn't matter

(8) What influences outside your home affect your body/self image?

[ ] TV & film celebrities

[ ] Models

[ ] Magazines & media

[ ] Friends

[ ] None

[ ] Other (please state)

(9) How old were you when you first dieted?

[ ] never dieted

[ ] 10-20

[ ] 21-29

[ ] 30-39

[ ] 40-59

[ ] 60+

(10) Do you exercise?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

Why?

[ ] get fit/healthy

[ ] to lose weight

[ ] pressure from others

[ ] too lazy

[ ] no time

[ ] other (please explain briefly)

(11) What makes you feel good/better about yourself?

(12) What makes you feel bad/worse about yourself?

The End (& many thanks for persevering!)

Lesley Moor