• Amizura Hanadi Mohd Radzi
• Yang Salehah Abdullah Sani
• Naginder Kaur
• Siti Sarina Sulaiman
• Norlizawati Ghazali

Body image and body shaming involving youths have been prevalent issues for quite some time. Youths namely are frequent targets of body shaming. In this study, University Teknologi MARA Perlis undergraduates’ view on body image and their perceptions of body shaming were discussed. The objectives of the study are: to identify the undergraduates’ perceptions of body image and body shaming, to identify the undergraduates’ opinions of other people’s body image and to identify how the undergraduates react to people’s opinions of their body image. The following theory, i.e. sociocultural theory, guided this study. The respondents involved in this study were 227 semester 3, comprising of 143 female and 84 male, diploma level students of University Teknologi MARA Perlis. The data collection technique employed in this study was questionnaire whereby the respondents had been asked to complete the questionnaire via Google Form. The findings indicate that the respondents perceived ideal weight is important as it can boost a person’s confidence. It was also found that most respondents did not have negative view or perception on other people’s body image. It was also found that other people’s opinions of their body image had certain effects on the respondents and most of them tried to change themselves for the better.

Body Image, Body Shaming, Youths, Sociocultural theory

"Malaysian Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Body Image and Body Shaming", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.e571-e576, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109469.pdf

"Malaysian Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Body Image and Body Shaming", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppe571-e576, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109469.pdf