Health Care : Current Reviews

The prevalence of obesity and health related physical fitness relationship with body image in Jordanian teenage

Global Healthcare & Fitness Summit

July 20-22, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Mervat Deeb

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

This study aimed at knowing the differences in body image according to one variable which is the presence of obesity and
body fitness related to health. The study sample consisted of (650) female high school students in the capital Amman. The
age mean was (0.48±16.36) years. The body fitness related to health was measured in (body composition, skeletal muscle fitness
and cardiac respiratory fitness). Then the sample responded to the body image scale prepared by the researchers. The results
concluded that there is a statistically significant deviation in body image between obese and non-obese students. The percentage
of body image satisfaction was very low at obese students compared to non-obese students with ideal weight or skinny with high
percentage of body image satisfaction. Also the results concluded that there is a statistically significant deviation according to
body fitness level related to health in the benefit of students with very high level of body fitness. The researchers recommended
the activation of sports activities for obese students because of their positive effect and their compatibility with body image and
being related to school social harmony between students.

Biography :

Mervat Deeb has completed her Ph.D at the age of 34 years from Physical Education Faculty (Major in Sports Psychology) University of Jordan 2007. She has served
as head of Social and Applied Sciences Department in Al- Balqaa Applied University and now she is working at the same University as Associate Professor. She has
published more than 15 papers in reputed journals, and she was a speaker and member in many seminars and conferences.