Psychological and behavioral problems of obese male and female in selected barangays of Indang, Cavite / by Lourvy Ann A. Badiang.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite: Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2009.Description: ix, 97 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
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- 616.89 B14 2009
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
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Thesis (BS Psychology) Cavite State University
Contribution Number: T-CAS 057 2009
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
BADIANG, LOURVY ANN A. Psychological and Behavioral Problems of Obese Malice and Female in Selected Barangays of Indang, Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. October 2009. Thesis Adviser: Ms. Teresa Q. Amarille.
This study was conducted to determine the psychological and behavioral problems of obese male and female in selected barangays of Indang Cavite. It aimed to (1) determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, family monthly income , height, weight and body mass index,(2) determine the level of psychological problems among the male and female respondents in terms of; anxiety, depressions, stress, and discrimination (3) determine the level of behavioral problems among obese male and female respondents in terms of eating habits, and motor activity (4) determine if profile can influence the respondents psychological and behavioral problems (5) determine the significant relationship of psychological and behavioral problems among male and female respondents; and (6) determine the significant differences in psychological and behavioral problems with regards to gender. The researcher used two sets of questionnaire namely (1) Psychological Problem Scale (2) and the Behavioral Problem Scale. Both of the instruments were administered to the respondents. The sampling procedure was purposive sampling method to determine the target respondents necessary to complete the data collection. The criteria in the selection of respondents were obese male and female aging from 16-40 years old; in selected barangays of Indang Cavite.
The result showed that majority of the respondents are belong to age range of 26-35 (1.8%). Most of them are female (62.7%) and married (52.7%) and attained college education (63.6%) with family monthly income ranging from 15,000 to 20,000 Php. Findings revealed that the profile respondent from selected area of Indang, Cavite is related to the psychological and behavioral problems of obese male and female respondents in terms of educational attainment. There is significant relationship in psychological and behavioral problems of obese male and female, and there is no significant differences in psychological and behavioral problems of obese male and female in regards of gender respondents in Indang, Cavite. Recommendations were made that a friendly approached is deemed necessary for obese male and female to improve their education. Further, they should maintain proper exercise habits and that barangay official's prude additional.
Submitted to the University Library 2010 T-4091