The United Nation defines youth as those between 15 to 24 years of age, without prejudice as to those defined by its Member States. By the end of 2021, the age limit will be reduced to 30 years old among Malaysian youth. Body shaming is nothing new compared to cyber bullying as it has negative impacts on the victims. The rapidity of technological advances today is welcomed in a lot of perspectives and the youth are the class that utilise them the most, however statistics show that body shaming is rampant among the youth throughout the social media. This scenario can be seen as a hindrance to achieve what the United Nation proposed in their 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015 for a better and more sustainable future for all in relation to good health and well-being (number 3) and also to peace, justice and strong institutions (number 16). This paper focused on youth’s awareness of the impact of one of the social illnesses pertaining to body shaming that needs attention from all relevant parties. Hence, this paper aimed to identify whether the youth have grasped the consequences of such an ill manner in the society. This study is doctrinal in nature extracting its data through library research and internet resources; together with the distribution of questionnaires through online surveys. The outcome of this paper may alert the legislature, policy makers and enforcement parties on the seriousness of the impact of body shaming among youths.
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To Cite this Article: Mustafa, M. S. A., Mahat, I. R., Shah, M. A. M. M., Ali, N. A. M., Mohideen, R. S., & Mahzan, S. (2022). The Awareness of the Impact of Body Shaming among Youth. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(4), 1039–1053.
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