Research Paper The International Journal of Indian Psychology ISSN 2348-5396 (Online) | ISSN: 2349-3429 (Print) Volume 9, Issue 1, January- March, 2021 DIP: 18.01.049/20210901, DOI: 10.25215/0901.049 http://www.ijip.in © 2021, Acharya C. & Gulwani K.; licensee IJIP. This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Role of self-esteem and resilience on body esteem in college students Dr. Chirmi Acharya 1 *, Karishma Gulwani 2 ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the role of self-esteem and resilience on body esteem in college students with a total sample size of 150 students, including both males and females from 18- 25 years. The tools used are Body Esteem Scale-Revised (Frost, Franzoi, Oswald, & Shields, 2018), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale (1965) and Youth Resilience Scale (Bhat & Khan, n.d.). Statistical tool used is that of correlation. Results revealed significant correlation between body esteem, self-esteem and resilience among males and females. Keywords: Body Esteem, Body Image, Socio-Cultural Influences, Self-Esteem, Resilience irst coined by the Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst, Schilder (1935), body image refers to a person’s perception of the aesthetic or sexual attractiveness of their own body. It refers to how an individual views, thinks and feels about their body and appearance. This view can be either positive or negative and is significantly affected by the influences of the environment and sociodemographic aspects. Body esteem is a crucial aspect of self-worth and mental health across the life span. Body image consciousness has been seen among people, resulting in an inclination towards an “ideal body shape”. Just as in early stages of development (childhood and teenage), increased body image issues in adulthood have been associated to increased probability of symptoms of depression (Jackson et.al, 2014), psychological distress and various eating disorders (Goldschmidt et.al, 2016). On the other hand, positive body image in adulthood has been associated with enhanced overall wellbeing and quality of life (Swami et.al, 2018). For a long time, body esteem issues were recognized as western phenomenon particularly among females, but such issues are also found in males and in different cultures (Garrusi, Garousi & Baneshi, 2013; Johnson, Balasubramanya & Britto, 2015). It has long been established that self-esteem and body esteem are related and are prominent problems for young people (Szabó, 2015). Self-esteem refers to an individual’s overall subjective and emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgement of oneself as well as an attitude towards the self (William James, 1892). Body image issues are linked 1 Assistant Professor, AIBAS, Amity University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2 Student, AIBAS, Amity University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India *Responding Author Received: January 19, 2021; Revision Received: February 19, 2021; Accepted: March 10, 2021 F