Pengaruh Menonton Tayangan Kuliner di Media Sosial terhadap Nafsu Makan pada Mahasiswa Keperawatan Tahun 2024

Effect of Watching Culinary Content on Social Media on Appetite among Nursing Students in 2024

Abstract

Introduction: Culinary content on social media combines vivid food images, eating sounds, and social cues that may trigger appetite independently of physiological hunger. Objective: To analyze the effect of watching culinary content on social media on appetite among nursing students. Methods: A randomized pretest-posttest experiment involved 72 nursing students allocated to a culinary-video group or a neutral-video group, with 36 students in each group. Participants watched a standardized 10-minute video. Appetite was measured using a 0-100 visual analogue scale before and immediately after exposure. Independent t tests and multiple linear regression were used. Results: Baseline appetite was comparable between groups (46.3 vs 47.1; p=0.823). Appetite increased by 24.5 points after culinary videos and by 2.4 points after neutral videos. The between-group difference in change was 22.1 points (95% CI 15.4-28.8; p<0.001; Cohen's d=1.60). The association remained significant after adjustment for fasting duration, sleep, and baseline appetite (beta=20.3; p<0.001). Conclusion: Brief exposure to culinary content on social media substantially increased immediate appetite among nursing students.