Abstract
Stress and obesity has emerged as a major problem in society. According to “The Economic Times” report, India is second largest in the case of obese children in the world1 .The present study is an attempt to investigate the obesity, stress and quality of life in adolescents. For this sample of 60 (thirty each) obese and non-obese adolescents in the age range on 13 to 17 years were included in the study through purposive sampling technique from district Haridwar. WHOQOL-BREF and the Student Stress Scale were used to measure the quality of life and stress of adolescents. Critical analysis of the data revels that significant differences were found in stress and quality of life in obese and non-obese adolescents.
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