ABSTRACT
Background: Adolescence is the age where individuals undergo a lot of changes. Among the physiological, psychological, social changes, adolescents usually worry about the physical changes that takes place. The rapid changes in the body creates certain confidence in few; and uncertainty and self-doubt in few of the individuals. They are also in the process of creating an identity for themselves and understanding their changing bodies. The present study aimed to investigate the changes in the level of Body Image Issues among Adolescent Boys. Methodology: A purposive sampling of 30 adolescents across Karnataka state, were considered for the study. Body Image questionnaire tool was used. Kruskal Wallis test adopted for statistical analysis; done using SPSS version 22. Results: The mean scores for ages 16-, 17- and 18- years are 43.20, 62.90 and 56.70 respectively. And their corresponding standard deviations are 16.578, 31.328 and 23.262 respectively. The p value obtained is .203. Which indicates that there is no significant difference in the level of Body Image among late adolescent boys. Conclusion: The results indicate that the level of Body image is not significant among late adolescent boys