Hubungan Emotional Eating dengan Persentase Lemak Tubuh Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Islam Bandung

Abstract

Abstract. Medical students often face a heavy academic workload that can trigger stress, leading to changes in eating behavior, such as emotional eating, as a coping mechanism. This behavior may ultimately result in weight gain. This study aims to analyze the relationship between emotional eating and body fat percentage among medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Bandung, during the 2023/2024 academic year. This research utilized an observational analytic design with a cross-sectional approach and statistical analysis using the Kruskal-Wallis test. A total of 192 students were selected as samples through purposive sampling. The instruments used included the Emotional Eater Questionnaire (EEQ) to assess emotional eating, followed by measuring body fat percentage using a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) device. The results showed that 13,0% of students were categorized as non-emotional eaters, 28,1% as low emotional eaters, 50,5% as emotional eaters, and 8,3% as very emotional eaters. Additionally, 4,2% of students had a low body fat percentage, 41,1% had a normal body fat percentage, and 54,7% had a high to very high body fat percentage. The analysis of the relationship between emotional eating and body fat percentage revealed a significant correlation (p=0,025) between levels of emotional eating and body fat percentage among medical students. In conclusion, the study indicates that emotional eating contributes to an increase in body fat percentage among medical students. These findings underscore the importance of developing intervention programs to help students effectively manage their eating behaviors.

Abstrak. Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran memiliki beban akademik yang tinggi yang dapat memicu terjadinya stres, sehingga dapat menimbulkan perubahan perilaku makan menjadi emotional eating sebagai mekanisme coping yang pada akhirnya  menyebabkan penambahan berat badan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan emotional eating dengan persentase lemak tubuh mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Unversitas Islam Bandung tahun ajaran 2023/2024. Metode yang digunakan adalah desain analitik observasional dengan pendekatan ­cross-sectional dan analisis statistik berupa uji Kruskal-Wallis.  Sampel yang diambil berjumlah 192 mahasiswa dengan teknik purposive sampling, dan instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner Emotional Eater Questionnaire (EEQ), dilanjutkan pengukuran persentase lemak tubuh menggunakan alat Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan, 13,0% mahasiswa non emotional eating, 28,1% mahasiswa mengalami low emotional eating, 50,5% mahasiswa mengalami emotional eating, dan 8,3% mahasiswa mengalami very emotional eating. Selain itu, 4,2% mahasiswa memiliki persentase lemak tubuh low, 41,1% memiliki persentase lemak tubuh normal, dan 54,7% memiliki persentase lemak tubuh high-very high. Hasil analisis hubungan emotional eating dengan persentase lemak tubuh menunjukkan terdapat korelasi signifikan (p=0,025) antara tingkat emotional eating dengan persentase lemak tubuh mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Islam Bandung tahun ajaran 2023/2024. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa emotional eating berkontribusi terhadap peningkatan persentase lemak tubuh di kalangan mahasiswa. Implikasi dari temuan ini penting untuk pengembangan program intervensi yang dapat membantu mahasiswa mengelola pola makan mereka.