An Analysis of Body Mass Index and Psychomotor Ability among Urban Rural and Tribal School Boys of Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

P. Lakshman Naik; Thella Vamsi Krishna; Rameswaram Satya Prakash

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.80163

An Analysis of Body Mass Index and Psychomotor Ability among Urban Rural and Tribal School Boys of Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

Author(s)	Dr. P. Lakshman Naik, Mr. Thella Vamsi Krishna, Dr. Rameswaram Satya Prakash
Country	India
Abstract	The present study aimed to analyze Body Mass Index (BMI) and Psychomotor Ability among urban, rural, and tribal school boys of the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 1,080 school boys aged 13–15 years were randomly selected from four districts of Rayalaseema, namely Ananthapuramu, Chittoor, Kadapa, and Kurnool. The sample comprised 360 urban, 360 rural, and 360 tribal school boys. Body Mass Index was assessed using standard anthropometric measurements, while Psychomotor Ability was evaluated through the Nelson Hand Reaction Test. The collected data were analyzed using Two-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the influence of region and area on the selected variables. Whenever significant differences were observed, Tukey’s post hoc test was employed to identify pairwise mean differences. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The results revealed that area-wise differences were significant for both BMI and Psychomotor Ability, whereas district-wise differences and the interaction effect between district and area were not statistically significant. Urban school boys demonstrated significantly higher BMI values compared to rural school boys, while no significant differences were found between urban and tribal or rural and tribal groups. In terms of Psychomotor Ability, rural school boys exhibited superior performance compared to tribal school boys, whereas the differences between urban and rural and between urban and tribal groups were not significant. The findings suggest that environmental, nutritional, and lifestyle factors associated with different residential settings may influence the physical and psychomotor development of adolescents. The study concludes that urban school boys possess relatively better BMI status, whereas rural school boys exhibit superior psychomotor ability. These findings provide valuable insights for educators, coaches, and policymakers in designing targeted health, fitness, and skill-development programs for school children across diverse populations.
Keywords	Body Mass Index, Psychomotor Ability, Urban School Boys, Rural School Boys, Tribal School Boys, Rayalaseema Region, Adolescents.
Field	Sociology > Sports
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-06-02
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.80163

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