GAMBARAN PERILAKU SEDENTARY PADA REMAJA DI KOTA KENDARI

Abstrak

Background: behavior is all kinds of activities outside sleep time, in a sitting or lying position that do not require much or even very little energy. A wide variety of activities at home, school, or at work; such as reading, watching television, playing games, riding a motorbike, and using a computer, are classified as sedentary behavior. Aims: The aim of this research is to determine the description of sedentary behavior among students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Mandala Waluya University. Methods: This type of research is quantitative research and is analytical research that is observational in nature. This type of research is a correlation analytical method with a cross sectional design. In this study, the population taken was all active undergraduate students at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Mandala Waluya University, totaling 799 people. The sample used was 238.80 = 239 people. In this study, the sample that will be taken is 239 respondents. Sampling technique uses probability sampling technique, namely proportionate stratified random sampling. Results: The results of research conducted on students of the Public Health and Nursing Study Program at Mandala Waluya Kendari University show that the majority of students have sedentary behavior in the high sedentary category with a total of 121 people (50.6%) and the lowest sedentary behavior is in the category moderate sedentary with 40 people (16.7%). Conclusion: From the results of this research, it can be seen that individuals who do not engage in physical activity tend to have a high sedentary lifestyle.

Kata kunci

• Sedentary Behavior