Shawn Mccaul Interview Paper

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Interview with Shawn McCaul (13 years old) 1. Do you ever feel dissatisfied with your weight/shape? If so, in what way and how often? a. I’m not really dissatisfied with my body. I wish I was stronger, not because of muscles but because I just want to be stronger. 2. Are there any specific parts of your body that you are more dissatisfied with than others? a. Not really, except I am self-conscious about my acne. I’m also self-conscious when I know my hair is oily. 3. Does this dissatisfaction ever make you think about changing your habits? If so what do you think about doing? And do you follow through with that? a. I have thought about it. I have tried different ways to clean my face and hair. I have had positive results with my hair by washing it with a baking soda mixture. But my acne hasn’t really changed. …show more content…

Do you ever feel pressured to look a certain way? a. No, not really, I’m pretty happy with the way I look 5. By who or what do you feel pressured? a. I don’t feel pressure really. Except when my mom tells me to stop picking at my acne and to keep my hair out of my face. But she’s my mom it’s her job to get on my appearance. Oh also I feel pressured to look nice on picture day in school, but everyone feels that way. 6. Do you think men experience less, the same, or more dissatisfaction than women? Why? In what ways do you think body dissatisfaction is different for men than women? a. I would say the same amount. Because I see my friends worrying about body image, both guys and girls. So I would say the rates in each would be close. Guys are more worried about strength and muscles but girls worry more about makeup and clothes. 7. Do you think men are more or less body dissatisfied than in the past? Do you think men have more or less eating pathology than in the past? a. I don’t really know. I don’t really know what the average body image was in the past. I know most men actors weren’t really muscular. But I don’t know * All questions given by

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