Published date: Jun 20 2022

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 3rd International Conference on Intellectuals’ Global Responsibility (ICIGR) 2021

Pages: 596-603

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i10.11263

Maulidya Khoirun NisaPsychology Study Program, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo, Jl. Raya Gelam 250 Temples – Sidoarjo

Eko Hardi Ansyahekohardi1@umsida.ac.idPsychology Study Program, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo, Jl. Raya Gelam 250 Temples – Sidoarjo

The current study examined the relationship between body image and self-confidence in obese female students at the Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo. The study sample included 72 obese female students selected using the purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using the two scales – body image and self-confidence. Data analysis was carried out using Pearson’s product-moment correlation test which indicated a significant relationship between body image and self-confidence in the studied participants with a correlation coefficient of 0.287 with a significance level of 0.007, that is, <0.05. The determinant coefficient test showed a result of 0.082 (R square), which explains that in this study, the body image variable had an effect of 8.2% on the students’ self-confidence. The test results show that the hypothesis can be accepted.

Keywords: body image, self-confidence, obese female students

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