With the spread of photo-editing technology through applications like Snapchat and Facetune, the level of physical “perfection” previously seen only on celebrity or beauty magazines is now all over social media. As these images become the norm, people’s perceptions of beauty worldwide are changing, which can take a toll on a person’s self-esteem and can… Continue reading How Selfies and Filters Affect Body Image
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The Danger of “Sexual Perfectionism”
Women’s self-image suffers if their partner is imposing “sexual perfectionism” on them, researchers say. Perfectionism is defined as a ‘striving for flawlessness and the setting of exceedingly high standards for performance, accompanied by tendencies for overly critical self-evaluations and concerns about negative evaluations by others’. It is a common personality characteristic, but the longer term… Continue reading The Danger of “Sexual Perfectionism”