Emotional eating pada mahasiswa tingkat akhir : Bagaimana peran kecemasan dan regulasi emosi?
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kecemasan, regulasi emosi, emotional eating, mahasiswa tingkat akhirAbstract
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the relationship between anxiety and emotion regulation with emotional eating among final-year students. A quantitative correlational design was employed with a sample of 111 final-year students from one public and one private university in Surabaya, selected using purposive sampling, with the sample size determined through an a priori analysis using G*Power. The instruments used were the Anxiety Scale, the modified Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the modified Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that anxiety and emotion regulation were simultaneously significantly associated with emotional eating (F = 28.868; R² = 0.348). Partially, anxiety was positively associated (t = 2.365; p = 0.010), whereas emotion regulation was negatively associated with emotional eating (t = −3.067; p = 0.003). These findings highlight the importance of anxiety management and strengthening emotion regulation.
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kecemasan dan regulasi emosi dengan emotional eating pada mahasiswa tingkat akhir. Penelitian menggunakan desain kuantitatif korelasional dengan sampel 111 mahasiswa tingkat akhir dari satu universitas negeri dan satu universitas swasta di Surabaya yang dipilih melalui teknik purposive sampling, dengan jumlah sampel ditentukan melalui analisis a priori menggunakan program G*Power. Instrumen penelitian meliputi Skala Kecemasan, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, dan Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire yang telah dimodifikasi. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kecemasan dan regulasi emosi secara simultan berhubungan signifikan dengan emotional eating (F = 28,868; R² = 0,348). Secara parsial, kecemasan berhubungan positif dengan emotional eating (t = 2,365; p = 0,010) dan regulasi emosi berhubungan negatif dengan emotional eating (t = −3,067; p = 0,003). Temuan ini menegaskan pentingnya pengelolaan kecemasan dan regulasi emosi.
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