what are the effects of the pressure for teenagers to be beautiful?
369658
hmmm I suppose being beautiful has to do with fitting in a being popular by the school group. Make up, socks in bra's, Ive seen it all... lol
690832
Honey, you are not fat. Your weight is right for your age and height. At 13 you may be feeling a little sensitive about your looks which is totally normal for a teen. Don't ever let another person make you feel bad about yourself. And the person who called you that ugly name is probably just feeling bad about himself. You will be surprised what 4 or 5 years can do for your looks also. You will probably be a real knockout in a little while. Best of luck to you.
780776
I'm not drop dead gorgeous, but at least I don't have scars all over me, burn marks, etc. Take heart. The people who are now drop dead gorgeous will one day lose it and will most likely become like the very people they're now making fun of. Then, the "joke's on them."
1040790
Peer pressure is a good topic. There is also drugs, escpecially marijuana, which is a common problem among teens. Also try teens and reading and teens and video games. Rap music videos and tv and movies.
283748
The biggest burden is a poor attitude. There are millions of stories about people in dire straights that manage to pull through somehow, and teens act like it is the end of the world to have to be quiet for a half hour or to have to read a few pages of a book a night.  Some kids don't know the difference between an inconvience and a crisis and have no sense of empathy.  Some also can't delay their gratification worth a darn, which results in a person getting 0/40 because of talking during a test when the teacher said anyone who talks during the test gets a zero. Put your social life on hold for just 40 minutes!
108460
Peer pressure is a very strong influence on human beings, especially teens and young adults. It can be very hard for a teenager or young man/woman to say no when people are just telling him/her to do it and not stop and think. My advice for anyone who's going through this is this: don't do anything that you feel uncomfortable with, no matter how much pressure they put on you. I've heard this expression often but it still rings true that anyone who tries to pressure or trick you into doing something isn't your friend. As someone who's experienced this first hand, I can tell you it's good advice.
550837
It is very normal as a teenager not to like yourself. So many things are changing both within your body and life that it would be strange not to have such feelings.\n\nTake care of yourself and try to accept the things about yourself that you don't like. With me it was being shy and my nose. I am still shy and I have not had a nose job but I finally accepted that these things are only a problem if I let them be.\n\nThings will change again and you will see them differently. Good luck for the future from a very old Teenager!!!!!!
212070
Fear of rejection. Fear of never fitting in.  Parents not adequately preparing their children for the pressures of being a teen.  During your teenage years, you are trying to become your own person.  You so despearately don't want to be exact copies of your parents, so you go in the other direction and try to be like your peers.
930215
i blame that partially on society itself.the idea that if your not a size 4,or look like you survived a concentration camp,you wont be successful or find a man,or a have anything of value,all based on looks,all media is guilty of this and young,naive girls see this and that's where they get the idea,some parents are also to blame,I'm sure there have been plenty of parents that have a negative influence when it comes to that,like,'OH DONT EAT THAT,NO MAN WILL LOVE YOU',that type of mentality.
819520
1. They love themselves\n2. there girls who are beauty junkies\n3.To much make-up\n4. Ugly as hell and have to spend that amount of time to look good.\nand 5. it just there personality.
596422
Lack of confidence.  And obsessions over "perfectness".  Being too self-absorbed and insecure.\n\nGood question.
665239
it depends on the person. you have to look at their family backround. they can b abused or hurtr by past people, so that can effect their esteem, they could be bullied. on the other hand, they can hav high esteem because theirfamily loved them or they were getting good grades in school. it all depends.
765518
Sex, physical attractiveness, acceptance of peers.
263364
Peer pressure, active kids, puberty, rebellion, growing up. 20 years old I think.
881283
Well it depends, I am a teenager and I have  a positive outlook on life. But I have a lot of friends that are bored sad and depressed because they have really bad grades. But I know some really smart teens that I think will grow up to do something useful. I do have alot of stress though. when i am stressed out, I break out so I try to only worry about stuff like what am I going to wear and do i look good.
742826
Peer pressure plays an important role especially when girls want to keep their boyfriend or keep him happy.  You should not be pressured by anyone into doing anything you don't want to do especially having sex.  Society (videos, tv, music, fashion) also promote sex, and I think it encourages people to have sex when most of the time they aren't ready.  Look and listen really carefully to what is being said in the media and what kind of clothes the role models of these teens are wearing such as Beyonce, Christina Aguliera, and Lindsey Lohan.    When you're that age, a lot of teens tend to let their hormones do the thinking for them.  It's sad, but it's true.  This is the world we live in, but we don't have to give into all of this.
560521
Part of the problem is that there is more pressure on women than upon men to conform to a certain body type and the rather narrow definition of beauty that Western society currently holds. Inasmuch as women are judged more harshly in terms of physical beauty, women will suffer more greatly from eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder) and other weight problems and control issues linked to body perceptions.