Body Image & Cosmetic Surgery – Resource Kit
This is a collection of resources on body image and the drive for girls and women to want cosmetic surgery. Some reports and resources are published by the Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP), while others come from widely recognized experts in the field. To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Research Reports
- Bodies at Church: Latter-day Saint Doctrine, Teaching, and Culture as Related to Body Image - 2024
- Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image Among Utah Women - 2017
- Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
- Eating Disorders Among Utah Women - 2023
Resources
- Article: A Mother’s Influence on Her Daughter’s Body Image
- Article: Eating Disorders Among Utah Women
- Infographic: Cosmetic Surgery Among Utah Women [Spanish]
- Podcast: Bodies at Church: Latter-day Saint Doctrine, Teaching, and Culture as Related to Body Image
- Podcast: Cosmetic Surgery Among Utah Women
- Podcast: Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image Among Utah Women: A 2025 Update
- Podcast: Eating Disorders Among Utah Women
- Video: Beauty Redefined
- Video: The Impact of Perfectionism on the Wellbeing of Women
- Video: You're Already Good Enough: How Embracing Imperfection and Cultivating Confidence Frees You
Community Books & Articles
- More than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament (Harvest, 2020)
- Official Workbook for More Than a Body (More Than a Body, 2024)
- Children, Teens, Media, and Body Image (Common Sense Media, 2015)
- There’s a Reason You Can’t Tell the ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Cast Apart (Cosmopolitan, 2025)
- Do Latter-day Saints Turn to Cosmetic Surgery in a Quest for Perfection to Please God? (The Salt Lake Tribune, 2024)
If you have any changes or additions, please email UWLP@usu.edu.
- Body Image Resilience Program (Beauty Redefined)
- Get the Facts: Body Image (National Organization for Women)
- Dove Self-Esteem Project (Dove)
- Grace Holland Cozine Resource Center (National Eating Disorders Association Resources)
- Research & Data (Girls Inc.)
- Girls Inc. Fact Book (Girls Inc.)
- Social Media, Body Image, & Self Esteem: What’s the Connection? (Healthy Children, 2025)