Self-Concept Differences between Obese and Non-Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study of Senior High School Students in Medan City

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10.2991/icosop-17.2018.41How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Self-Concept; Obese Adolescents

Abstract

The study explored self-concept differences of obese and non-obese adolescents. The sample was 234 senior high school students in Medan City, equally divided with 117 of them were obese, and 117 were non-obese students. Data was collected using self-concept scale designed by researchers based on a theory proposed by Fitts (1971). Afterward, the data were analyzed using independent t-test. The results found that there were no self-concept differences between obese and non-obese adolescents.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Debby A. Daulay
AU  - Ade Rahmawati
AU  - Fasti Rola
PY  - 2017/12
DA  - 2017/12
TI  - Self-Concept Differences between Obese and Non-Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study of Senior High School Students in Medan City
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social and Political Development (ICOSOP 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 266
EP  - 270
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icosop-17.2018.41
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