الأبعاد الاجتماعية لصورة الجسد و علاقتها بالعادات الصحية لدى الشباب : الحمية الغذائية و ممارسة الرياضة نموذجا

Abstract EN

This study aimed to shed light on the most important social and cultural factors (the culture of society / the perception of others from family, relatives and friends / various media, especially social media) and their role in influencing the body image of youth, and its reflection on their decision to follow some healthy habits such as diet and exercise as the two most popular means of losing weight, improving body coordination and balance, and restoring beauty standards.

The study started from the Worldviews Theory, Bourdieu's Theory of Practice and Symbolic Interactive Theory, and each of them's interpretation of the body image and its relationship to following healthy habits.

The study used the descriptive method using the case study method.

The researcher used the "open in-depth interview guide" tool, which was applied to 20 male and female respondents who followed the healthy habits "diet and exercise" to improve body image.

The study reached several conclusions: that the social environment of youth has an effect on shaping the youth's vision of their body.

Where family, friends, and the media play a role in judging body shape.

Which had a great impact on the youth's endeavor to search for modification of their body image by adopting healthy habits, "diet and exercise, " in order to approach the form that he and the community accept.