The puropse of this study was to investigate the recognition of body shape, the difference between self-evaluated obesity and obesity index of RBW, and attitude toward weitht control of middle students. The questionnaires were completed by 195 male an...
The puropse of this study was to investigate the recognition of body shape, the difference between self-evaluated obesity and obesity index of RBW, and attitude toward weitht control of middle students. The questionnaires were completed by 195 male and 189 female students of liveing in Yongwol county.
The followings are the results of this research.
1. The average stature of the boys is 166.97 ±6.21cm, the girls is 158.13 ±5.83cm, and the average weight ofthe body is 57.97±12.39kg. the girls is 52.88±8.35kg.
2. In the present body structure ofthem,the underweight structure is 6.0%, the normal weight structure is 87.2%, and the oveweight sturcture is 6.7%. In the recognition of their own body structures,there are meaningful differences between boys and girls.
3. In the contentment degree of the present body structure of their own, the underweight sturcture is much more satisfied with it.(p〈0.001) It shows a meaningful difference between boys and girls. 25.6% boys are satisfied with their own body structures, and 7.4% girls are satisfied with it.(p〈0.001).
4. In the interest degree about the weight's control, 87.1% is interested in it, it is olwer in the underweight structure. 88.0% girls and 77.4% boys are interested in the weight's control. There is a meaningful difference between boys and girls, too(p〈0.001)
Each of the weight groups has differences in a experienced or experiencing for the weight's control
5. The recognition degree of the present body structure showed the meaningful positive relation to the contentment degree of the present bldy structure and the weight's control.(p〈0.001)