Unga indiska kvinnors kroppsmedvetande ur ett kulturellt perspektiv
enkätstudie på universitetsstudenter i Indien
Body image is a term that refers to a person?s feelings and attitudes toward his or her body. There are many different factors that influence a person?s body image: historical, cultural, social, biological and individual. The purpose of this study was to investigate young Indian women?s body image in India from a cultural perspective. The Ben-Tovim Walker Body attitudes Questionnaire (BAQ) was distributed to hundred female university students in India. The result described that the Indian women had a sound body image. The conclusion of the result indicated that the cultural factors do have an important impact on one?s body image.