Research Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6087ISSN: Print 1815-8846
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effect of test anxiety on hedonic hunger and nutritional status in university students. The study was conducted with 80 students studying at Bayburt University between the ages of 18‐26. The Exam Anxiety Scale and the Food Power Scale were administered to the students twice, at the beginning and at the end of the exam weeks and in addition to taking three‐day food consumption records, waist circumference, body weight and body mass index measurements were taken once. It has been determined that caring about the opinions of others and concerns about the future related to test anxiety are more common in women than in men. It was determined that the nutritional power scale total score, food present, food availability and food taste subscale scores were higher in women than in men during the exam week and at the end of the exam. A negative, weak and statistically significant correlation was found between fat intake during the exam week and exam anxiety in women. In males, a negative correlation was found between carbohydrate intake and exam anxiety during the exam week and a positive, weak and statistically significant correlation was found between protein intake and hedonic hunger (p<0.05). A negative, weak and statistically significant correlation was found between energy intake and exam anxiety in men at the end of the exam (p<0.05). A negative, moderate and statistically significant correlation was found between protein intake and exam anxiety in men at the end of the exam (p<0.01). A negative correlation was found between protein intake and exam anxiety at the end of the exam in all students and a positive, weak and statistically significant correlation was found between protein intake and hedonic hunger (p<0.01). While there was a weak positive correlation between body mass index and test anxiety in female students (p<0.05), a positive, moderately statistically significant correlation was found in male students (p<0.01). According to the results of this study, it was determined that test anxiety was related to hedonic hunger and nutritional status.
How to cite this article:
Seda Çelikel Tasci and Mehtap Akçil OK. The Effect of Test Anxiety on Hedonic Hunger and Nutritional Status in University Students.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjbs.2024.1.1.6
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-8846/10.59218/makrjbs.2024.1.1.6