International Research journal of Management Sociology & Humanities
( ISSN 2277 - 9809 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9359 (Print) ) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMSH
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OBESITY AND SELF IMPOSED SOCIAL ISOLATION : WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ADOLESCENT BOYS
1 Author(s): SHEIKH SHAHID
Vol - 4, Issue- 1 , Page(s) : 115 - 118 (2013 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
The aim of the present study is compare self imposed social isolation i.e. anxious personality disorder among obese and normal adolescent boys. For present study, 200 obese adolescent boys (Av. age 15.25 yrs.) and 200 normal weight adolescent boys (Av. age 15.12 yrs.) from various govt. and private schools of Chhattisgarh were selected to serve as sample for the present study. The criteria for selection of subjects was based on WHO (1995) classification of body mass index (BMI) which BMI between 18.0-24.99 is considered to be normal weight while BMI >30 is considered to be obese.