Original Research

Obesity, Social support and Quality of life among Young Female Adults in Sialkot, Pakistan

Salbia Abbas1
Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women University Sialkot,
Saira Abbas2
Department of English, University of Management and Technology, Sialkot
Amina Fayyaz1
Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women University Sialkot,
Neelam Amjad1
Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women University Sialkot,
Jameela Jameela1
Department of Psychology, Govt. College for Women University Sialkot,

✉ Correspondence: Salbia Abbas Email: ch.min29@yahoo.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v3i1.2206
Volume: 3, Issue 1 Pages: 33–35 Published: 15 Mar 2022
Received: 16 Nov 2021 Accepted: 12 Jan 2022 Published Online: 15 Mar 2022

Abstract

Objective

The aim of present study would be to find out the relationship of Social support and Obesity with Quality of Life among Adult females.

Method

Data collected form 400 female students form different university and colleges. To measure social support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support developed by (Zimet, Dehlem, Zimet&Farly, 1988)used. To measured the BMI Body Mass Index Scale (BMI) developed by (Quelete, 1830) & WHO-Quality of life Scale by (John Flanagan, 1970) Used for data collection.

Results

. For overall scores and psychological and physical domain ratings, post-hoc comparisons showed that participants with average weight had higher QoL relative to obese individuals (complete: p = 0.001; physical: p < 0.001; psychological: p = 0.002) and morbidly obese obese individuals (overall: p < 0.001; physical: p < 0.001; psychological: p < 0.001), and obese individuals had higher QoL. For the social domain, morbidly obese people demonstrated lower QoL relative to average weight individuals (p < 0.001) and obese individuals (p = 0.010), however the latter two categories did not differ (p = 0.096) from one another. For the environmental context, individuals with average weight demonstrated better QoL compared with obese people (p = 0.011) and morbidly obese people.

Conclusion

In conclusion the research indicates that in young adult females, there is an important link between the body mass index and the quality of life. Body mass index is a significant determinant of young adult females quality of life. The study found that obesity and social support are important factors responsible for the worsening of young adult women's quality of life

Keywords
Obesity Quality of Life Social Support Body Mass Index Adults

How to Cite This Article

Abbas S, Abbas S, Fayyaz A, Amjad N, Jameela J. Obesity, Social support and Quality of life among Young Female Adults in Sialkot, Pakistan. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2022;3(1):33–35. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v3i1.2206

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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