A Pre Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Individual Counseling on Obesity Induced Depression Among Working Women in Selected Areas at Anand, Gujarat

Abstract

Objectives:1] To assess the level of depression due to obesity among working women in selected areas.2] To determine the effectiveness of individual counseling on obesity induced depression among working women in selected areas. 3] To find out association between selected demographic variables and obesity induced depression. Material and method: Pre experimental one group pre-test – post-test research design and non probability convenient sampling technique was adopted to achieve the goal of the study. The tool consists of two parts. First part consist demographic data of the sample and second part consist of self modified depression rating scale. The sample was 30 working women residing in Anand, Gujarat. Results: The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. After the individual counseling sessions the level of obesity induced depression has significantly decreased. The‘t’ calculated value 4.08 is more than tabulated value 2.05 at p < 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The‘t’ test was computed between pre-test and post-test score indicate that there was a decrease in the level of depression among obese working women after individual counseling.