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Body Image 9 (2012) 388–395 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Body Image journal homepage: /locate/bodyimage “I bet they aren’t that perfect in reality:” Appearance ideals viewed from the perspective of adolescents with a positive body image? Kristina Holmqvist ?, Ann Frisén Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Box 500, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden article info Article history: Received 29 September 2011 Received in revised form 22 March 2012 Accepted 22 March 2012 Keywords: Positive body image Appearance ideals Adolescents Qualitative study abstract In this qualitative study, we examined the topic of appearance ideals from the perspective of 14-year-old adolescents (N = 29) with a positive body image. A thematic analysis revealed that the adolescents with a positive body image were very critical against current ideals, describing them as unnatural and unrealistic, and criticizing media for only showing those consistent with the ideals and having underlying intentions with doing so. Instead, the adolescents de?ned beauty widely and ?exibly, stressed the importance of looking like ‘oneself’, and conveyed the idea of personality as outplaying looks. The perception of beauty as subjective was also prominent. These results may be helpful when forming preventions targeting those at risk for developing negative body image, adding support for preventions based on media literacy and feminist theories. Additionally, we stress the signi?cance of providing adolescents with alternative ways of thinking about ideals, beauty, and attractiveness. ? 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Introduction In Western society where physical attractiveness is crucial and there are strict messages regarding how one should look, it is not surprising that being dissatis?ed with one’s body is so common that it has been referred to as normative (Cash Henry, 1995; Rodin, Silberstein, Striegel-Moore, 1985). The present study, however, turns its focus to a group of