Repository UHAMKAEating Habits, Stress Levels, and Food Coping Strategies Associated with the Nutritional Status of Migrant University Students from Kuningan in JakartaChicaAshariauthorNutritional status reflects the body’s condition and is influenced by daily dietary habits. Adequate and balanced nutrient intake in accordance with body requirements supports good nutritional status. Several factors, including eating habits, stress levels, and food coping strategies, may affect nutritional outcomes. This study aimed to examine the association of these factors with the nutritional status of migrant university students from Kuningan living in Jakarta. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed. The study involved 72 migrant university students selected through snowball sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and interviews, including the Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQFFQ) to assess eating habits, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) to measure stress levels, and the Coping Strategy Index (CSI) to evaluate food coping strategies. Nutritional status was determined using anthropometric measurements of body weight and height to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI). Descriptive analyses were performed to summarize participant characteristics, followed by inferential analysis using the Chi-square test to examine associations between independent variables and nutritional status. Descriptive analysis showed that most students had normal nutritional status, moderate stress levels, and predominantly low food coping strategies. The Chi-square test indicated a significant association between eating habits and undernutrition (p < 0.001), while stress levels (p = 0.317) and food coping strategies (p = 0.704) were not significantly associated with undernutrition. Among migrant university students from Kuningan in Jakarta, eating habits are the primary factor influencing nutritional status. These findings emphasize the need for targeted interventions, such as nutrition education and promotion of balanced meals, to improve dietary behaviors. Universities should support students in adopting healthier eating patterns, especially those living away from home, to maintain optimal nutritional status and enhance academic performance and well-being.A General WorksAC Collections. Series. Collected worksArticle

For work being deposited by its own author: In self-archiving this collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata, I grant Repository UHAMKA the right to store them and to make them permanently available publicly for free on-line. I declare that this material is my own intellectual property and I understand that Repository UHAMKA does not assume any responsibility if there is any breach of copyright in distributing these files or metadata. (All authors are urged to prominently assert their copyright on the title page of their work.)

For work being deposited by someone other than its author: I hereby declare that the collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata that I am archiving at Repository UHAMKA) is in the public domain. If this is not the case, I accept full responsibility for any breach of copyright that distributing these files or metadata may entail.

Clicking on the deposit button indicates your agreement to these terms.