How can body image affect interpersonal relationships? Taras Raggio: In human beings have a positive need for regard, as we are young children perceptions play a key role in our body image? When a person is totally dissatisfied with their body it becomes a huge issue for them and their perceptions least leads them to negative self image. A person who has a negative self image must remember that some times at times they will slip up they are not the what the industry portrays, and they need to have the confidence in themselves to build their self efficiency.