esteem relates to one's evaluation of oneself.

It is the way one feels about

oneself, and the extent to which an individual values oneself. The concept of self
has a long history. The concept of self is so persistent and prevalent in human
thinking where questions about its nature have been raised from time to time.
The first proponent of the concept of self was William James. In 1890, he
proposed two fundamental aspects of the self-the 'I' and the 'Me'. The 'I' was the
knower, in contrast to the 'Me', which represented an empirical aggregate of
things objectively known as the self (Harter, 1996). According to James (1892)
the conflict of the different Me's- the

Primarily because of the prevalence of eating disorders, research including body

dissatisfaction, body image, and attitudes on dieting and exercising has focused
on female teens and young teenagers. Many females from the ages eighteen to
twenty-five in a college setting are dissatisfied with their bodies and have low
self-esteem when they are not physically active. If research supports body image
increasing with physical activity and we know self-esteem increases with physical
activity, then women who are physically active in a college setting will increase
both body image and self-esteem.

Statement of the Problem

The study focuses on how body image and food affects self-esteem of the
students of Pajo National High School . It aims to answer the following questions:

1. In what way does body image affect the self-esteem of the students?
2. How does low self-esteem affect the academic performance of the
students ?
3. How does positive body image affect self-esttem?
4. Why is self-esteem important?
5. How does low self-esteem affect mental health of students?