HUBUNGAN ANTARA STRES AKADEMIK DENGAN EMOTIONAL EATING PADA MAHASISWA/MAHASISWI KEDOKTERAN PREKLINIK ANGKATAN 2021-2023 UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK INDONESIA ATMA JAYA

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Prevalensi stres akademik mahasiswa di Jakarta mencapai 89,6%. Stres akademik yang dialami oleh mahasiswa tidak hanya mempengaruhi kesehatan mental mereka, tetapi juga dapat mempengaruhi kinerja klinis dan keputusan kesehatan mereka, termasuk perilaku makan (emotional eating). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan studi potong lintang. Sebesar 157 responden Mahasiswa/Mahasiswi Kedokteran Preklinik angkatan 2021-2023 Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya mengisi kuesioner demografi, stres akademik, serta emotional eating dan hasilnya  dianalisis dengan uji chi square. Sebesar 49,7% responden stres akademik sedang, dan 49,7% responden stres akademik tinggi, dan 46,5% responden emotional eating sangat rendah. Tidak ada hubungan bermakna antara stres akademik dengan emotional eating (p = 0,367, p > 0,05). Kesimpulan penelitian ini Mahasiswa/Mahasiswi Kedokteran Preklinik angkatan 2021-2023 Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya memiliki stres akademik yang sedang dan tinggi namun emotional eating sangat rendah, serta tidak ada hubungan bermakna antara stres akademik dengan emotional eating.

The prevalence of student academic stress in Jakarta reached 89.6%. Academic stress experienced by students not only affects their mental health, but can also influence their clinical performance and health decisions, including emotional eating behavior. This research is a descriptive analytical research with a cross-sectional study. A total of 157 respondents from the 2021-2023 class of Preclinical Medical Students at the Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia filled out questionnaires on demographics, academic stress and emotional eating and the results were analyzed using the chi square test. 49.7% of respondents had moderate academic stress, 49.7% of respondents had high academic stress, and 46.5% of respondents had very low emotional eating. There is no significant relationship between academic stress and emotional eating (p = 0.367, p > 0,05). The conclusion of this research is that the 2021-2023 Preclinical Medical Students at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia have moderate and high academic stress but very low emotional eating, and there is no significant relationship between academic stress and emotional eating.