Self-Regulated Learning Differences between Obese and Non-Obese Adolescents: A Comparative Study of Senior High School Students in Medan City

摘要

This study examined the differences in self-regulated learning of obese and non-obese adolescents. The sample was 234 senior high school students in Medan City, equally distributed, with 117 of them were obese, and 117 were normal weight students. Data was gathered using self-regulated learning scale constructed by researchers utilized Zimmerman's self-regulation strategies in learning (in Schunk & Zimmerman, 1998). Afterward, the data were analyzed using independent t-test The results found that there were no self-regulated learning differences between obese and non-obese students.