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Abstract
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Background: Obesity leads to a wide range of problems. Hence, this research was
conducted to compare the trait-state anxiety as well as positive and negative affect in
obese and normal women.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed in eight sports clubs within
the time period of 2017 to 2018 in Ahvaz. To do this, a sample of 200 women, who referred
to sports clubs was selected by the convenience sampling method. The tools included the
positive and negative affect scale and the Spielberg’s state-trait anxiety inventory. The
data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 23), the multivariate analysis of covariance
(MANCOVA), and the Pearson's correlation coefficient.
Results: According to the results, the multivariate analysis of variance at the level of
P<0.001 showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the
obese and normal women. The difference was in terms of trait anxiety (normal,
39.27±9.23; obese, 46.73±8.73), state anxiety (normal, 38.20±8.62; obese, 47.07±8.01),
positive affect (normal, 42.15±6.12; obese, 38.40±7.69), and negative affect (normal,
23.35±5.98; obese, 30.12±7.04).
Conclusion: In this study, the data analysis showed that negative affect and positive affect
were different in the two groups. Moreover, the obese women had a higher negative
attitude than the normal women. In addition, the results demonstrated that trait-state
anxiety was different in obese and normal individuals. Our results indicate that obese
people are more anxious than normal people.
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