Abstract

Obesity and overweight are both described as a build-up of elevated body fat that is hazardous to one's health. A BMI of 25 or above is considered overweight, while a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. In 2017, nearly 4 million individuals died as a direct result of being overweight or obese, as per the worldwide burden of disease report. The purpose of this study is to examine self-consciousness from adolescence which is a period in which a person develops ideas about himself physically and mentally. Your self-esteem is the way you see yourself, your strengths, and your unique characteristics. The study contained data collected from 100 adults between the ages of 18-25. The tools used were a self-confidence inventory developed by M.Basavanna and a self-concept scale by Mukta Rani Rastogi. Complete statistical analysis of the obtained data was performed using SPSS. T-testing and correlation of techniques used in the current study. The findings end up suggesting that there is a significant difference in self-confidence and self-concept among obese young adults and non-obese young adults. The results indicate how obesity in a way influences one's image about themselves and how it affects factors of their personality.

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