Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

Comparison of Disorder in Sleep Quality, Aggression and Educational Performance between Obese and Normal Weight Elementary-school Female Students

1MA Student of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran

2Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran

*Coresponding autor: Zahra Dasht Bozorgi, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran

Online published on 26 April, 2016.

Abstract

The present research aimed to draw a comparison of disorder in sleep quality, aggression and educational performance between obese and normal weight elementary-school female students. The research sample comprised 200 girls (100 obese, 100 normal) aged between 10 and 13 years old who were selected through convenience sampling. The data gathering tools included Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Aggression Questionnaire (AGQ) and the students’ GPA was considered as the indicator of their educational performance. The research employed a casual-comparative method and the results of multivariate variance analysis indicated that, there is significant between-group difference in terms of sleep quality, aggression and educational performance. It can be concluded that, obese girls rate higher as compared to normal girls in disorder in sleep quality and aggression. Furthermore, obese girls rate lower than normal weight girls in educational performance.

Keywords

Sleep Quality, Aggression, Educational Performance, Obese Children