A Comparative Study on Adjustment between Obese and Non Obese Children | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

OPEN ACCESS

PEER-REVIEWED

Comparative Study

| Published: March 25, 2016

A Comparative Study on Adjustment between Obese and Non Obese Children

Rima Sen ,

Research Scholar, Department of Home Science, University of Calcutta Google Scholar More about the auther

Dr. Debomita Sikdar

Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science, University of Calcutta Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.002/20160302

DOI: 10.25215/0302.002

ABSTRACT

We conducted a study on adjustment between obese and non-obese children. We used Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) by A.K.P.Sinha and R.P.Singh and information schedule for collecting information regarding their physical activity, dietary patterns, lifestyle, etc. Results revealed that there has been a significant difference in the emotional, social and educational adjustment between obese and non-obese children. The mean value of different dimensions of adjustment of non-obese children is higher than obese children. The correlation value indicated a significant relationship between the scores of BMI and adjustment. Thus good health status, healthy diet, regular exercise, and physical activities have positive effects on adjustment of children. It may be concluded that healthy life style patterns may prevent obesity amongst children.

Keywords

Obesity, Body Mass Index, Emotional, Social and Educational Adjustment

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.

How to cite this article:

Rima Sen, Dr. Debomita Sikdar . (2016). A Comparative Study on Adjustment between Obese and Non Obese Children. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3 (2), DOI: 10.25215/0302.002, DIP: 18.01.002/20160302