Body image

Sex differences

In both 2006 and 2007, young males were significantly happier with their looks and weight than young females.  

On a Likert scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly disagree), young males scored an average of 3.83 across both measures in 2007, compared to a score of 3.56 for young females.

Mean scores on five-point Likert scale among young people aged 10 to 15 (2006) and 11 to 16 (2007) for agreement with statements "I am happy with how I look" and "I am happy with my weight", by sex, 2006 and 2007
  2006 2007
Males 3.81 3.83
Females 3.57 3.56

Source: Youth Connectedness Study, 2006 and 2007