Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2023), 08(01): 53-57 Research

Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret

The Relationship between Binge Watching Korean

Dramas and Insomnia Incident in Students at Nusa
Cendana University, Kupang, Indonesia
Florensiana Hariyati Eho, Indriati A.Tedju
Hinga, R. Pasifikus Ch. Wijaya

Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Nusa Cendana Kupang

ABSTRACT

Background: Insomnia is a condition where a person has difficulty in sleeping, especially sleep-
ing at night. Insomnia is a health problem that is often found in all environments, both in deve-
loped and developing countries. Binge watching is the activity of continuously watching a program.
Because they are used to watching continuously, people can feel uneasy if they miss an episode of
the series they are watching. This study aimed to determine the relationship of binge- watching
Korean dramas with the incidence of insomnia in students at Nusa Cendana University, Kupang.
Subjects and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at Nusa Cendana University,
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, from September to October 2022. A total of 428 students
were selected in this study. The dependent variable was insomnia and the independent variable
was Korean drama. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with the Spearman
correlation statistical test.
Results: Binge watching Korean dramas is associated with the incidence of insomnia, and it is
statistically significant (r= 0.629; p<0.001).
Conclusion: Binge watching Korean dramas is related to the incidence of insomnia.

Keywords: binge watching, korean drama, insomnia, student.

Correspondence:
Florensiana Hariyati Eho. Public Health Study Program. Faculty of Public Health Universitas Nusa
Cendana Kupang. Jl. Adisucipto Penfui, Kupang, 881580 East Nusa Tenggara. Email: lauraeho-
[email protected]. Mobile: +62 812-3863-5371.

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Eho FH, Hinga IAT, Wijaya RPC (2023). The Relationship between Binge Watching Korean Dramas and
Insomnia Incident in Students at Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, Indonesia. J Health Promot Behav.
08(01): 53-57. https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2023.08.01.07.
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BACKGROUND Common causes of insomnia are stress, an-

Sleep is a very important process for hu- xiety, medical conditions, medications and
mans, because in sleep there is a recovery more. Insomnia has a detrimental impact
process. An obstructed recovery process can on sufferers, including reducing the quality
cause the body's organs to not work opti- of life, as a trigger for mental disorders, as
mally, as a result, people with lack of sleep well as reducing stamina and productivity
will get tired quickly and experience a dec- (Fitriani, 2018).
rease in concentration (Ulfiana, 2018). According to the Sleep Foundation,
Insomnia is a sleep disorder generally the occurence of insomnia worldwide reac-
characterized by temporary or persistent hes 67% of 1,508 people in Southeast Asia
difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep. and 23.8% of insomnia occurs in adole-

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scents. In Indonesia, the prevalence rate of incidence of insomnia in students at Nusa

insomnia is around 67%, 55.8% had mild Cendana University.
insomnia and 23.3% had moderate insom-
nia (Fernando and Hidayat, 2020). SUBJECTS AND METHOD
According to the survey results of the 1. Study Design
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in This type of study used a quantitative method
August 2020, 91.1% of 924 respondents in with a cross-sectional study design conducted
28 cities in Indonesia admitted watching at Nusa Cendana University, Kupang from
Korean dramas during the pandemic, an in- September to October 2022.
crease of 87.8% before the pandemic. 2. Population and Sample
According to the LIPI survey, the The population in this study were students at
average time spent in watching Korean Nusa Cendana University, Kupang. The sam-
dramas has also increased from 2.7 hours ples were 428 students.
per day before the pandemic to 4.6 hours 3. Study Variables
per day during the pandemic. Korean dra- The independent variables was korean drama
mas is an easy watching show with various The dependent variables was insomnia.
conflicts in it, which are wrapped in such a 4. Operational Definition of Variables
way that it is interesting to watch. Binge Watching is excessive watching be-
Korean dramas have their own charm havior.
for students, they often make Korean dra- Insomnia is a condition in which a person
mas as an escape from college life. This is has difficulty in sleeping, especially sleep-
because Korean dramas present genres and ing at night.
storylines that are interesting and not long- 5. Study Instruments
winded like most Indonesian dramas. The types of data in this study are primary
data and secondary data. Primary data were
On average, popular Korean dramas
obtained from research questionnaires to
have 16 episodes, which keeps the audience
students and secondary data were obtained
from getting bored in watching Korean
from sources originating from books, websi-
dramas. Aesthetic setting, stunning cinema-
tes and articles.
tography, capable acting and actors who
6. Data Analysis
have attractive and fashionable faces attract
Data analysis used univariate and bivariate
students’ interest to watch Korean dramas
analysis by using statistical tests of sperm
with long durations and leave other priori- correlation.
ties (Arrahmah, 2020).
Health problems often occur when RESULTS
someone is too fond of technology, for 1. Sample Characteristic
example, unlimited use of the internet Table 1 showed the distribution of insomnia
makes access easier so that someone will by Gender, based on the results of the stu-
spend all night using and accessing the in- dy, from 428 student respondents at Nusa
ternet, so that insomnia is often a major Cendana University, there were 68 male
problem. respondents and 360 female respondents.
Based on the background, this study So, it can be concluded that the majority of
aimed to find out the relationship between respondents in this study were respondents
binge watching Korean dramas and the with female gender.

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Table 1. Sample Characteristics

Frequency Percentage
Variables Categoris
(n) (%)
Male Not Experiencing Insomnia 33 48.5
Experiencing Insomnia 35 51.5
Female Not Experiencing Insomnia 68 100
Experiencing Insomnia 186 51.7

Table 2. Overall Distribution of Insomnia

Categories Frequency (n) Percentage (%)
Not Experiencing Insomnia 219 51.2%
Experiencing Insomnia 209 48.8%
Total 428 100%

Table 3. Distribution of Binge-Watching Korean Dramas by Gender

Categories Mean SD Min Max
Male 37.3 17.8 16 16
Female 42.2 13.8 62 64

Based on table 1, the results of the study nia and 51.2% did not experience insomnia
showed that of the 68 male respondents, and table 3 showed the characteristic of
there were 48.5% who did not experience study subjects (continuous data).
insomnia, and those who experienced in- 2. Bivariate Analysis
somnia were 51.5%, while of the 360 female Based on table 4 through Spearman's corre-
respondents, there were 51.7% who did not lation statistical test, there was a relation-
experience insomnia, and those who expe- ship between Binge Watching Korean dra-
rienced insomnia were 48.3%. mas and the incidence of insomnia in Nusa
Table 2 showed the results of the stu- Cendana University students, Kupang, East
dy showed that 48.7% experienced insom- Nusa Tenggara (r= 0.629; p<0.001).
Table 4. The Relationship between Binge Watching and Insomnia in Students at
Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
Variable r p
Binge Watching 0.629 <0.001

DISCUSSION scents, adults and the elderly (Widya,

Binge Watching Korean Dramas with 2015).
Insomnia Incident in Nusa Cendana Binge watching is a behavior of
University Students, Kupang watching excessively. The phenomenon of
Insomnia is a condition where a person has Binge Watching is a ninja's way of looking
difficulty in sleeping, especially sleeping at for entertainment. But on the other hand,
night. Insomnia is a health problem that is watching marathons is a habit that also has
often found in all environments, both in a bad impact on our health. Bad impact of
developed and developing countries. In- Binge Watching can occur on physical and
somnia sufferers are not limited to a certain mental health.
age range. All ages are prone to insomnia, it
can happen among infants, children, adole-

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Relationship between Binge-Watch- to insomnia. In this study, there is a rela-

ing Korean Dramas and Insomnia tionship between Binge Watching Korean
Incident in Students at Nusa Cendana dramas and the incidence of insomnia in
University, Kupang students at Nusa Cendana University, Ku-
The results of this study indicate that there pang, East Nusa Tenggara.
is a relationship between binge watching With a coefficient value of 0.629, the
Korean dramas and the incidence of level of relationship between X variable and
insomnia in students at Nusa Cendana Uni- Y variable is strong. Therefore, it can be
versity, Kupang. The results of this study concluded that there is a strong level of
are in line with research conducted by relationship between binge watching Kore-
Gracea Zefany Gunawan in 2020, where the an dramas and the incidence of insomnia in
majority of Sutopo Surabaya DIII Nursing students at Nusa Cendana University.
Study Program students who are addicted
to watching Korean dramas experience AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION
sleep pattern disturbances, and most of Florensiana Hariyati Eho is the main
them experience moderate sleep pattern researcher, Indriati A. Tedju Hinga and R.
disturbances. Pasifikus Ch. Wijaya played a role in wri-
The results of this study indicate that ting the publication manuscript.
between male and female respondents who
experience insomnia, the most are male FUNDING AND SPONSORSHIP
respondents by 51.5% while female respon- This study is self-funded.
dents are 48.3%. While the results of the
study for Binge Watching behavior in Ko- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
rean dramas, those who carried out the There is no conflict of interest in this study.
Binge-watching behavior the most were
female respondents with an average total ACKNOWLEDGMENT
score of 42.2 and male with an average total The authors would like to thank the stu-
score of 37.3. dents of Nusa Cendana University who
In terms of psychological health, in- have agreed to be respondents in this study.
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