The Relative Contribution Of Self Efficacy And AlexithymiaTo Eating Behavior In Obese Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Postgraduate student in the Department of Clinical Psychology Faculty of Arts - Fayoum University

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Fayoum University

3 Lecturer, Department of Psychology - Faculty of Arts - Fayoum University

Abstract

      The current study aims to Disclosure of each other's relationship self- efficacy and Alexithymia and Eating Behavior In Obese Patients .The sample consisted of 60 Obese Patients, 30 male and 30 female They obtained a body mass index greater than 40 degrees from the physiotherapy clinics in Fayoum Governorate, The results of this study revealed that its, there is a significant positive correlation between each of the Alexithymia and eating behavior in obese patients at the level of significance 001, and there are statistically significant differences between males and females regarding the variables of the study in the direction of females in Self-efficacy and in the direction of males in both alexithymia and eating behavior, This research also enables us to prepare indicative.

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