Shyness and its relationship with school adjustment among obese adolescents in middle school

Abstract

Abstract: The current study aimed to examine the levels of both shyness and school adjustment among obese adolescents in the middle school stage, in addition to investigating the existence of a relationship between shyness and school adjustment among the study sample. To achieve the research objectives, a shyness scale and a school adjustment scale were applied to a sample of 53 male and female middle school students. The descriptive correlational method, appropriate for the study objectives, was used. After analyzing the results, it was found that obese middle school students exhibit a high level of shyness. Furthermore, the level of school adjustment among the study sample was low, and a significant correlation was found between shyness and school adjustment among obese middle school students.