The Relationship between Obesity, Overweight, Emotional Intelligence, and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of 9-12 Years Old Students of Districts 1 and 19 in Tehran City

Obesity influences the mental health of children and teens improperly in addition to its transparent negative effects on health. The objective of this research is studying the effect of obesity and overweight on the elements of emotional intelligence and IQ of students in Districts 1 and 19 of Tehran City. The type and nature of this research are descriptive-analytical and applied based on its objectives, respectively. The data collection method was surveying and hypothesis test. Statistical population of this research includes 184 students from Districts 1 and 19 of Tehran City who were selected by convenience random quota sampling method. The results of multiple regression did not show a significant relationship between the anthropometric indexes of emotional intelligence and IQ of children. However, a significant, weak, and reverse relationship was observed between their weight and the total score of emotional intelligence (correlation coefficient= -0.134 and sig. level = 0.044). There were reverse correlations between weight for age and condition of emotional intelligence evaluation, and between weight for age and total score of emotional intelligences (correlation coefficient= -0.244 and sig. level = 0.026 and correlation coefficient= -0.214 and sig. level = 0.044). In addition, a significant, weak, and reverse correlation was seen between age and emotional intelligence (correlation coefficient= -0.144 and sig. level = 0.033). Based on this research’s findings, no strong and significant relationship was observed between the anthropometric indexes and IQ or emotional intelligence of the studied students. Further studies in larger scopes are recommended.