Analysis of results

Our group was responsible for the Body Image project that was presented yesterday, but I thought I would include a brief analysis of our project's results on the blog for everyone to access at their own leisure.

For the survey: Men rated themselves an average of 7.7 on a self-esteem scale of 10; women rated themselves lower, only an average of 6.5.
For the second question, when asked if they would date someone who did not have a supermodel body, 91% of the men said that they would, while 9% said that they wouldn't. For the women we surveyed, 93% said that they would date someone who did not have a supermodel body, and 7% said they would not.
For our third question, whether men are portrayed positively or negatively in the media, 55% of men said positive, and 45% said negative; 53% of women said that men were portrayed positively, and 47% said that they were portrayed negatively.
For the final question, whether women are portrayed positively or negatively in the media, the men were split equally: 50% said positive and 50% said negative. The women, however, see themselves portrayed in a different light: 91% of women we surveyed said that women were portrayed negatively, while only a meager 9% saw them portrayed positively.

For our comment box, 64% of those who filled out sheets said that they dining hall food was unhealthy, while 36% said that it was healthy. Most who called the food unhealthy made comments about too much grease, lack of an adequate salad bar, and fewer carbohydrates.

For the movie night, we had 11 participants. Everyone who showed up to the movie seemed to enjoy it, as the comment sheet we had showed; no one thought the movie was bad. We also showed a variety of videos from the Dove campaign for real beauty website, and everyone also seemed to enjoy them; we had planned for the movies to play in the background, but everyone was watching them intently. I think our movie night was a resounding success.