Comparing stressors in obese and non-obese staff of educational department in Karaj

The purpose of this study was to Comparison of stress sources between obese and non-obese staff of educational department in Karaj. Among 4 areas of educational department the first area random sampling method was selected, 50 persons (25 men and 25 women) with consideration of factors such as area of residence, educational level, marital status, age and weight were selected. Then we divided them into four groups of obese and non-obese male and females.To measure stress, the stress scale was used Courdon stress scale adult form. After data collection the analysis was preformed through SPSS soft ware. T - Test result showed that Sources of stress in obese are more than non-obese. Significant differences between the two groups p0/001. Therefore, These findings indicate that the contribution of factors such as quality of life health and personal life, as sources of stress in obesity are effective.