Body Image Survey

[shiobhan]

www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NZRYLVD

I'm doing a project based on body image for university, it only takes a few moments and all the answers are multiple choice but feel free to write in any comment boxes. Id really appreciate you help. Thanks x

I think you need to rethink your survey.

It asks which part of your body are you most self conscious of. I'm not self conscious of any of it, yet I can't tell you that,

You then say should retailers use "real women" which if you're meaning larger size models is really fucking offensive because we are all real women.

I'd pull that and think again.

I've simply asked people to fill out my survey, if you don't like how the survey is done then you don't need to fill it out.

I asked what part people felt most conscious about, because I'm creating a clothing range that will hopefully help people feel more confident in the areas they don't feel so confident about. Having the option of people telling me they don't have a self conscious part of their body would not help me with my project.

As for 'real women' its means different kinds of women, any shape or size, as I don't feel most retailers portray that on their websites or adverts.

You don't need to think that any of this survey is meant to be offensive, I'm gathering initial thoughts and feelings towards body image.

I've completed the survey and managed to not get offended at all.

Good luck with your range

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I have to agree with bluntness that your questionnaire is problematic and you should redesign it.

I teach research methods so can tell you that you won't get valid and reliable results from this because your questions are unclear. What do you mean by real women? Is it about size, sex, or using humans rather than mannequins, using women off the street rather than professional models?

You should always have a other / n-a / don't know option.

Thinking about ethics - you have offended someone so it should be rethought and you show your bias by assuming everyone has an area of their body they are most conscious of.

It's always good to have a trial run of a questionnaire, you can write about it in your reflections!

Sorry for coming across all teacher, DM me if you want some advice.

Well you can get all offended if you wish, but if you think about what I was telling you, you might find it helps.

Firstly I can't complete the survey as I am not self conscious about any particular part of my body. As such, I either have to lie to you and just tick one, or waste my time, answer the first two questions, realise it doesn't apply to me, I cannot answer that question accurately. and just exit it.

Secondly as moo said. What is a real woman? I would have thought everyone knew this was a commonly coined phrase for women who are slightly larger than your average model . Apparently this is not your definition. If you don't explain what you mean,how can anyone answer it with anything meaningful. We will all define it by what it means to us.

In reality I'm not offended personally on the real women, but I know from plenty of threads on here that many women do find the commonly used definition offensive. Because as slim or thin women they are just as real as everyone else.

So you can throw your toys out the Pram and end up with pointless research, becayse you know a portion of your respondents have absolutely lied on one question and uou also know the definition of a real woman will differ according to each respondent so the answers are meaningless due to no benchmark definition.

Or you can change it and get some useful info.

Your choice. Keep chucking your toys or fix it.

I've answered it but it wouldn't let me select other on the holidays. No option for whites/neutrals.

Can't see any reason for offence.

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But there's a technical problem in the question about clothing colours and prints. If you choose other and fill it in it doesn't accept it.

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Completed survey - the last one asked a question rather than make a statement but responses were range agree/disagree so I just went middle. I also couldn't select other when picking what I looked for in holiday clothing.

Thank you very much for your feedback Moofolk, I will consider this for the next time.

However, I will probably think twice about posting on here again.

Thank you to all who have filled it out, I have the maximum number of respondents now so I think thats why it hasn't allowed you to fill out the comment box as I it has let other people fill that in. It is now closed so thank you to all who have helped me, I really appreciate.

I wasn't consciously offended as we're bombarded with these sorts of attitudes daily (e.g. that women must be unhappy with their bodies as default) but was happy that we had the option to leave answers blank (however, since you didn't explain the significance of choosing this option to participants, you can't then assign any particular significance to it when writing up results). The Q about self-consciousness I really was quite surprised by, sorry OP but are you actually going to use these results? Can't you see that in forcing someone to choose an option you're subliminally skewing their decision making process? If you tell people they have a problem they will often agree that they have one. It doesn't mean that once they click off the questionnaire they will still have one and will spend money on its resolution - or actually, hang on a sec, maybe so after reading this:
I'm creating a clothing range...Having the option of people telling me they don't have a self conscious part of their body would not help me with my project. I find this fascinating, and props, excellent way of creating a market OP - how to create a body issue out of nowhere and make women pay to fix it

In the kindest way possible, being so defensive hardly makes you look very invested in your dissertation. Why not post on MN again, do you think Bluntness's post has no value & so the site has no value? Their post was helpful I thought.
I'd be more than happy to fill another questionnaire out if it had fairer phrasing

I appreciate you taking the time to highlight what you think is wrong with my survey.

Their is a significant difference between, helpful criticism and trying to putting someone down. Which I feel Bluntness tried to do.

I am invested in my project, this was a starting point for some feedback and I can use any negatives in my conclusion. I plan to speak to many women, about body image and I feel a focus group, where I can discuss ideas openly with participants will be more beneficial.

My comment about posting on here again, I believe is valid, when someone is approached negatively, it can leave an unwillingness to do it again. I still appreciate everyone who has taken time to help and give me advice. Thank you

Hmm, ok. You are clearly very sensitive and I'm not prone to sugar coating things, I purely say what I feel. So not an ideal mix. I wasn't trying to offend you or put you down, that's silly I don't know you and have no agenda here.

I was however directing my comments at your survey which I felt could be improved on to help you get more accurate information. Gathering Information that is fundamentally flawed really doesn't help you. In fact it's pointless. Nor shall I say is flouncing.

And as for not wishing to know about women who aren't self conscious about specific areas of their bodies, are you sure? Would it not help uou to know what percentage of the female population feel like this?

What about understanding what does make us feel more confident in our clothing? Why didn't you ask that? For many it's one colour, for others it's clothes that skim. For others again it's clothes that hold us in. For others it's clothes that emphasis the bits we do like.

So why not ask that question? What we do like about our bodies and want to emphasise?

There are so many ways you can get useful info.

@Bluntness100

Sigh

Got some student mates on I see.

Alright. Enjoy the low mark.

I don't know the op.
I just find you funny.
The fact you've called yourself 'bluntness' and then go on about how 'I calls them as I sees them' 'your fault if you can't handle me' eastenders type shite is objectively funny.