Hubungan Body Image dengan Pengetahuan Gizi, Konsumsi Pangan, dan Status Gizi Mahasiswa PKU IPB

Abstract

Perhatian terhadap body image umumnya meningkat pada mahasiswa. Seseorang dengan body image negatif akan melakukan segala hal untuk mendapatkan berat badan yang menurutnya ideal, yang mengarah ke perubahan pengetahuan gizi, keragaman pangan, perilaku makan, dan status gizi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan body image, pengetahuan gizi, konsumsi pangan (keragaman konsumsi pangan dan perilaku makan), dan status gizi mahasiswa PKU IPB University. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross-sectional study. Penelitian ini berlangsung dari bulan Mei sampai Oktober 2025. Hasil uji beda Mann-Whitney dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan signifikan skor body image (Z = -2,285; p = 0,022) menurut asal daerah subjek. Hasil uji korelasi Rank Spearman menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang sangat signifikan antara body image dengan restrained eating (r = 0,713; p = 0,001) maupun dengan status gizi subjek (r = 0,556; p = 0,001).

Concerns regarding body image tend to rise among college students. Individuals with a negative body image will do anything to attain their ideal weight, which can lead to changes in nutritional knowledge, variety in consumption, eating habits, and nutritional status. This study aimed to examine the relationship between body image, nutritional knowledge, food consumption (variety of food consumption and eating habits), and the nutritional status of PKU IPB University students. A cross-sectional design was utilized for this research. The study was conducted from May to October 2025. The findings from Mann-Whitney difference test showed that there was a significant difference in body image scores (Z = -2.285; p = 0.022) according to the subject's region of origin. Besides that, the findings from Spearman Rank correlation analysis revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between body image and restrained eating (r = 0.713; p = 0.001), as well as nutritional status of the subjects (r = 0.556; p = 0.001).