صورة الجسم وعلاقتها ببعض المتغيرات النفسية والدراسية لدى عينة من طلبة المرحلة الثانوية المصابين بالسمنة مقارنة بالطلبة العاديين بدولة الكويت

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Objective: the main aim of this study is to explore the relationship between body image and some variables among obese students in comparison to normal students in secondary schools in the State of Kuwait.

Methods: the study sample consisted of (215) males and females from secondary schools, and it included the following scales: a) Body Image, b) social anxiety, c) aggression, and d) academic achievement scores.

Results: the results of the present study showed that there were differences between students with negative and positive body images in social anxiety among obese students in the direction of students with negative body image.

Also, there were gender differences with respect to aggression among obese students in the direction of males, but in the direction of females in academic achievement.

Moreover, there were gender differences with respect to social anxiety and academic achievement among normal students in the direction of females, but in the direction of males regarding aggression.

In addition, there were differences between students with high obesity, middle obesity, and simple obesity in body image in the direction of students with simple obesity, and in the direction of students with high obesity in aggression.

Finally, aggression is the best predictor of body image among normal students, with a variance of (% 54).