To assess the Perception of Body Image Among College Students at Selected College, Puducherry

Students have a positive or negative body image of themselves. Positive body image refers to satisfaction about own feature, feeling of comfort. Negative body image refers to dissatisfaction about own feature, feeling of distress. Among these two the impact of negative body image plays greater role in youngsters.The present study was aimed to assess the Perception of Body Image Among College Students at Selected College. Descriptive quantitative research design was adopted in this study. Study was conducted among College students studying in Pondicherry institute of medical sciences, Puducherry. 160 students were selected by convenience sampling technique. Modified Questionnaire for Assessment of Body Image was used to assess the level of distress on body image among participants after the content validity. The present study assessed the the level of distress on body image among College Students and it was founded that Most of them 83.75% had mild and 16.25 % of them had moderate level of distress on Perception of Body Image.The majority of students had mild level of distress on Perception of Body Image. It also helps them to improve their life style modifications and can maintain their health status. The present study proves that the students must have adequate knowledge to relieve distress on perception of body image