Comparison of Obese, Overweight, and Normal-weight Females in Terms of Emotional Competence and Self-efficacy

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Sravasti De¹ and Ishita Chatterjee² (Department of Psychology, Surendranath College, Kolkata, West Bengal¹ and Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal²)

Obesity is a burning problem in today’s adolescents. It not only affects the physical well-being of a person but also adversely affects the psychosocial well-being of a person. The present study aims to find out how different types of bodies of female adolescents are associated with their emotional competence and self-efficacy. A Sample of 360 female adolescent girls consisting of 120 obese girls, i.e., whose BMI equals or exceeds 30kg/ m2, 120 overweight girls, i.e., whose BMI is between 25kg/ m2 to 29.9 kg/ m2, and 120 normal-weighted girls, i.e., whose BMI is in between 18.5kg/ m2 to 24.9 kg/ m2 were selected for this study. The Profile of Emotional Competence and the General Self-Efficacy Scale were used to measure the emotional competence and self-efficacy of the participants. Results of the study stated that Normal weight, overweight, and obese female adolescents of Kolkata differ significantly in terms of emotional competence and self-efficacy. It can further be stated that there exists a significant relationship between emotional competence and self-efficacy of Obese, Overweight, and Normal Weight Female adolescents.