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| Abstract of the project paper submitted to the Senate of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Business Administration The Factor Influencing Obesity among Malaysian Youngsters in Selangor By Prabawathy A/P Gopalakrishnan October 2022 Overweight and obesity, usually examined in concert, have progressively become serious health problems worldwide with over 1.5 billion adults (older than 20 years) classified as overweight and over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women classified as obese in 2008 (World Health Organization [WHO], 2011).The main objective of this research is to examine the factors influencing obesity among Malaysian youngsters in Selangor. The study focuses on the relationship between awareness, attitude, behaviour, and impact towards factors influencing Selangor youngsters. One of the main causes that lead to obesity among youngsters nowadays is the modern lifestyle and consumption of unhealthy food which could relate to the reluctance of the youngster to understand their day-to-day attitudes and behaviour to curb unhealthy lifestyles especially consumption of various food. Social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behaviour were used to measure the findings of the study. Over the past ten years, a lot of studies have amply established the prevalence of obesity in Malaysia, however, we have not observed any significant decreases in the number of obese persons. This research serves to shed some light on the present element that is driving youngster towards obesity because the substantial factor influencing obesity is increasing in so many ways. Three variables have combined relationships with obesity; awareness and perceived behaviour control variables have positive relationships with the hypothesis; however, these relationships are only temporary because additional initiatives or awareness programs must be put in place to promote more healthy lifestyles. There were 147 respondents in total, however, future research should emphasize all age groups with more respondents from other Malaysian states. Although the majority of the questions are based on prior research, it is evident that the goal is to discover how Selangor youngster perceive obesity. This study also sheds light on how society views obese persons, particularly in light of how it impacts their mental well-being. These two issues are critical and significant for upcoming study as well. |
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