PERBEDAAN KONSUMSI GULA SELAMA STRES AKADEMIK ANTARA MAHASISWI GIZI DENGAN MAHASISWI NON GIZI ANGKATAN 2018 UNIVERSITAS NEGERI SURABAYA

Stres akademik merupakan suatu respon atau reaksi diri dari seseorang baik secara fisik maupun emosional dalam menghadapi sebuah masalah yang berkaitan dengan akademik. Pada saat stres, seseorang akan cenderung mengkonsumsi makanan enak seperti gula untuk mengurangi rasa stres yang dialaminya.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) mengidentifikasi stres akademik mahasiswi gizi dan mahasiswi non gizi, (2) mengidentifikasi konsumsi gula selama stres akademik antara mahasiswi gizi dan mahasiswi non gizi, (3) mengidentifikasi jenis makanan dan minuman yang dikonsumsi oleh mahasiswi gizi dan mahasiswi non gizi pada saat mengalami stres akademik, (4) menganalisis perbedaan  konsumsi gula selama stres akademik anatara mahasiswi gizi dengan mahasiswi non gizi.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif komparatif. Responden pada penelitian ini yaitu seluruh mahasiswi gizi angkatan 2018 yang belum lulus berjumlah 36 mahasiswi dan mahasiswi non gizi berjumlah 36 mahasiswi. Data yang diperoleh berupa data primer yang berasal dari kuesioner Gadzella’s Student-Life Inventory (SSI) yang telah dikembangkan oleh Azahra (2017) dan Semi Quantitatif Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ). Analisis data menggunakan uji Independent Sample T-Test untuk mencari perbedaan konsumsi gula selama stres akademik pada mahasiswi gizi dengan non gizi.

Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan (1) sebagian besar mahasiswi gizi (80,56%) dan mahasiswi non gizi (88,89%) mengalami stres sedang, (2) rata-rata konsumsi gula harian mahasiswi gizi selama stres akademik sebesar 29,47 gram dan rata-rata kosumsi gula harian mahasiswi non gizi sebesar 32,36 gram, (3) jenis makanan yang sering dikonsumsi ketika mengalami stres akademik yaitu wafer, roti/cake dan permen, sedangkan minuman manis yang dikonsumsi yaitu teh, es krim dan jus buah, (4) tidak terdapat perbedaan signifikan pada konsumsi gula selama stres akademik antara mahasiswi gizi dengan mahasiswi non gizi (p-value = 0,528).

Academic stress is a response or self-reaction of an individual, both physically and emotionally, in dealing with a problem related to academics. When stres out, someone will tend to eat good foods such as sugar to reduce the stress. Stress can cause changes in a person's appetite to decrease or increase. When stress come out, someone will tend to eat good food such as sugar to reduce the stress.

The aims of this study were (1) to identify the academic stress of nutrition students and non-nutrition students, (2) to identify sugar consumption during academic stress between nutrition students and non-nutrition students, (3) to identify the type of food and drinks consumed by nutrition students and non-nutrition students in experiencing academic stress (4) to analyze the differences in sugar consumption during academic stress between nutrition students and non-nutrition students. nutrition.

This research is quantitative research with a comparative descriptive method. Respondents in this study were all nutrition students class of 2018 who had not graduated, totaling 36 students and 36 non-nutrition students. The data obtained is in the form of primary data derived from Gadzella's Student-Life Inventory (SSI) questionnaire which has been developed by Azahra (2017) and the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ). Data analysis used the Independent Samples T-Test to look for differences in sugar consumption during academic stress in nutritional and non-nutritional female students.

The results of this study showed (1) most of the nutrition students (80,56%) and non-nutrition students (88,89%) experienced moderate stress, (2) the average daily sugar consumption of nutritional students during academic stress was 29,47 grams and the average daily sugar consumption of non-nutrition students was 32,36 grams, (3) types of food that often consumed when expriencing academic stress are wafers, bread/cake and candy, while sweet drinks consumed are tea, ice cream and fruit juice (4) there was no significant difference in sugar consumption during academic stress between nutritional students and non-nutrition students  (p-value = 0,528).