Obesitas, body image, dan perasaan stres pada mahasiswa di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Abstract: Obesity can lead to
various health problems including psychosocial problems. Obesity also relates
to body image which may affect psychosocial health.
Objective: To examine the relationship between obesity, body image, and
perceived stress among college students in Yogyakarta Province.
Method: This study is a cross-sectional design in 150 college students
(75 boys and 75 girls) at Universitas Gadjah Mada and Universitas Technology
Yogyakarta. Perceived stress was measured using 10 items of the Perceived
Stress Scale (PSS-10), body image was evaluated using 16 items of the Body
Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-16) and obesity was estimated using the percentage of
body fat calculated from anthropometric measurements. Chi-square test, Spearman
correlation analysis, and odds ratio were used to test the hypotheses.
Results: There was significant correlation between obesity and body image
in male (r= 0.32, p<0,01) and female students (r= 0.23, p<0,05). Obese
male students were 7 times likely to have negative body image than non-obese
male students. While no significant relationship was found between obesity and
perceived stress, non-obese students had
almost two times likely to perceive stress. Similarly, body image was not
significantly related to perceived stress in male and female students, however,
it was likely that students with negative body image had about 1,5 times to
feel stress than those with positive body image.
Conclusion: Obesity was significantly associated with body image among
male and female college students in Yogyakarta Province. However, no
significant relationship was found between obesity and perceived stress as well
as between body image and perceived stress among the students.
Keywords: body image; college
students; obesity; perceived stress; percentage of body fat
Penulis: Dyah Ayu Kusuma
Wardani
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd150759
