Özet:

Body image is assessments based on the feelings and thoughts that they have about his body. This form of evaluation related to body perceptions in adolescents can also play an active role in their identity development process. The aim of this study is to reveal the effect of body image perception on identity status, which is an indicator of identity development, in the context of gender and class level. This study has used a scripture method based on the relative model. The study group was formed by 419 adolescents studying in a high school. "Personal Information Form", "Body Perception Scale" and "Ego Identity Status Scale" were used as a data collection tool. According to the results obtained from the study, the perception of body image in adolescents does not differ significantly according to gender. According to the results of the effect of gender on the identity development process, the status of identity moratorium and diffusion vary according to gender. Identity achievement and foreclosure is found to be significantly different according to gender. According to another finding from the study, it was found that the perception of body image in adolescents different slightly significantly depending on the level of class.

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