Body Image, Self-Control, and Eating Self-Efficacy Among College Students

Abstract

The current study sets out to measure the role of Body Image, Self-Control and Eating Self-Efficacy among College Students. The study was carried out in Kerala (Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram). There were 230 college students in the sample, with age ranging from 18 to 25. The measures used included the Body Image-Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (BIAAQ), the Brief Self-Control Scale, and the Eating Self-Efficacy Scale. The findings of the study revealed that there is a negative correlation between body image and eating self-efficacy, as well as between self-control and eating self-efficacy. However, body image and self-control were not correlated. There was a significant difference in self-control with respect to gender and the scores also implied that females were having higher self-control than men. There was also a significant difference in body image with respect to domicile. Students residing in semi-urban areas obtained higher scores. For the variable self-control, students from rural areas had high scores, and also showed a significant difference in eating self-efficacy with respect to domicile, students from rural areas had high scores.