- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The assessment of selected psychological factors of morbidly obese and normal weight range adult working females in a southern metropolitan community, 1985
- Creator:
- Hader, Annrita L.
- Date of Original:
- 1985-02-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to investigate selected psychological factors of morbidly obese and normal weight-range adult working females in a southern metropolitan community in order to determine whether there was a significant difference between selected psychological factors of morbidly obese and normal weight-range adult working females. Significance of the Study This study could assist helping professionals in providing more effective direct services to morbidly obese individuals. Methods and Procedures Descriptive research methodology was used in carrying out this study. The independent _t-test was computed, and the data were analyzed regarding five psychological factors: neurotic tendency, dominance-submission, sociability, depression, and self-esteem. Participants The participants consisted of two groups of morbidly obese adult working females and two groups of normal weight-range -1- -2- adult working females ages 25 to 59, respectively, encompassing various occupations and ethnic/racial groups. Instruments The instruments used were The Personality Inventory by Bernreuter, Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale, and Barksdale's Self-Esteem Evaluation No. 35. Conclusions The results suggested that the morbidly obese participants, when compared with the normal weight-range participants, differed significantly regarding neurotic tendency, dominance-submission, depression, and self-esteem. The two groups did not differ regarding sociability. There appeared to be a difference in the intensity with regard to how some of the psychological factors impacted on the two age groups. The younger (25 to 39) morbidly obese group displayed greater neurotic tendency, less dominance, and lower self-esteem than their normal weight-range counterpart. Hie older (40 to 59) morbidly obese group displayed a greater tendency toward depression than their normal xveight-range counterpart. When the two groups of morbidly obese participants were compared with each other, they appeared to be similar regarding sociability, depression, and self-esteem, and different regarding neurotic tendency and dominance-submission. The younger (25 to 39) morbidly obese group displayed greater neurotic tendency and less dominance than the older (40 to 59) morbidly obese group.
Date of award: 12/1/1985
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Granting institution: Atlanta University - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1985_hader_annrita_l.pdf
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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