Body Surveillance, Social Physique Anxiety and Food Habits in Individuals with Adiposity

Abstract

This research aims to examine the relationship between body surveillance, social physique anxiety and food habits in individuals with adiposity. The correlational research design was used to execute the research. The sample comprises of (N=120), age ranging from 18-45 from different hospitals and from general population of Lahore. The non-probability convenient sampling was used in this study. The measures include the body surveillance subscale of objectified body consciousness scale (McKinley & Hyde, 1996), Social Physique Anxiety scale ((Motl & Conroy, 2000) and Adolescent food habit checklist (Johnson et al., 2002) in addition to demographic and health related information sheet. The analysis was carried out through SPSS version 21.00. The data analytic strategy begins with reliability analysis using Cronbach’s alpha. To determine the association between the variables, Pearson product moment correlation was conducted and also the regression was run to find out the prediction. The result of the study indicates that there is no association between body surveillance and food habits but there is association between social physique anxiety and food habits the study also illustrate that body surveillance doesn’t predict social physique anxiety and food habits in individuals with adiposity, while social physique anxiety predict food habits in individuals with adiposity. Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions addressing body image concerns, food habits, and obesity prevention and emphasize the importance of considering individuals experiences and perceptions in different approaches.