Relationship between eating habits and academic stress in education students at a public university in Lima, Peru
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https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.16920Keywords:
Food, eating habits, stressAbstract
A balanced diet is regarded as a key protective factor against physical and emotional strain in university settings. This study aimed to determine the relationship between eating habits and academic stress among students in the Faculty of Education. A quantitative approach was used, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational design. The study included 250 education students, selected through non-probability convenience sampling. The employed questionnaires met established psychometric standards, demonstrating very good validity and excellent reliability. Descriptively, results showed that only 23.6% of the students had appropriate eating habits, based on the nutritional needs of an average university student. In contrast, 14.4% showed mild stress. Inferentially, an inverse and statistically significant relationship was found between eating habits and academic stress (Rho = -0.236; p < 0.001). Overall, maintaining a balanced diet, in accordance with university academic demands, acts as a shield that significantly reduces the perception of emotional overload and academic stress.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Ronald Jesus Yaya Neyra, Rodrigo Bryan Justiniano De la Cruz, Salomón Marcos Berrocal Villegas

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