Journal of American College Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 10
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
Objective:
To
examine
the
impact
of
pandemic
on
a
sample
college
students,
and
test
associations
with
food
security
mental
distress.
Participants:
A
convenience
132
students
from
diverse
U.S.
institution.
Methods:
This
is
cross-sectional
study
that
utilized
online
surveys.
Data
was
analyzed
using
X2,
binary
ordinal
logistic
regression.
Results:
63.6%
participants
experienced
employment
disruption;
43.2%
reported
food-related
hardships;
59.9%
reduced
resource
availability.
Food
insecure
were
4.53
times
more
likely
to
experience
disruption
(p
<
0.01);
those
childhood
insecurity
8.02
report
hardships
0.01).
Individuals
reporting
financial
disruptions
diet
4.32
Conclusions:
demonstrates
impacted
multiple
aspects
life.
Experiences
greatly
increased
odds
pandemic-related
hardships,
while
greater
psychological
Journal of Community Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
50(6), P. 2726 - 2745
Published: April 5, 2022
Abstract
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
assess
college
students’
food
and
housing
insecurity
risk
amidst
the
pandemic.
Data
were
collected
through
an
online
survey
in
summer
2020
from
1956
graduate
undergraduate
students
attending
a
large,
private,
urban
university
Midwest,
U.S.
Food
among
increased
(25%
before;
29%
during
COVID)
with
staying
roughly
same
(34%
36%
COVID).
Results
indicate
certain
student
groups
at
greater
basic
needs
pandemic
compared
their
counterparts.
also
suggest
changes
trends.
College
are
burdened
insecurity,
exacerbated
Institutions
need
work
toward
solutions
address
vulnerable
populations
disproportionately
affected
by
insecurity.
Recommendations
on
addressing
provided.
Journal of Community Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
50(6), P. 2537 - 2541
Published: May 14, 2022
At
the
time
of
this
special
issue,
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
is
leading
cause
death
in
United
States
and
has
contributed
to
millions
deaths
worldwide.
The
world
had
no
idea
how
pandemic
was
going
impact
our
lives.
COVID-19
exposed
inequities
individuals
that
were
most
impacted
by
it:
vulnerable
populations.
Vulnerable
populations
may
be
defined
as
those
living
poverty,
with
disability,
racial,
ethnic,
sexual,
gender
minorities.
Additionally,
community
psychologists
we
understand
do
not
appear
singlehandedly
since
human
beings
exist
a
vacuum
there
are
multiple
factors
create
level
health
well-being.
Therefore,
examining
syndemic
framework
allows
us
explore
synergistic
epidemic
(i.e.,
aggregation
two
or
more
concurrent
sequential
epidemics
clusters
population
biological
interactions)
exacerbates
prognosis
burden
disease,
which
can
simultaneously.
main
goal
issue
concentrates
on
these
reacted
coped
events.
Journal of American College Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 40
Published: June 13, 2024
Objective
This
scoping
review
explores
the
broad
body
of
peer-reviewed
research
measuring
food
insecurity
in
post-secondary
students
U.S.
to
identify
trends
and
gaps
inform
future
research.
Journal of American College Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 13
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Objective:
This
study
explores
the
concept
of
food
insecurity
as
a
syndemic
among
U.S.
college
students,
examining
its
connections
with
mental
health
issues
and
socioeconomic
determinants.
Participants:
The
data
came
from
two
national
surveys
students
(N
=
63,680)
before
after
2020
campus
shutdown.
Methods:
Our
analysis
assess
prevalence
during
Covid
outbreak
impact
on
their
well-being,
academic
performance,
various
factors.
Results:
Food
affected
40.8%
pandemic
35.0%
them
it.
Viewing
reveals
links
to
diminished
increased
obesity
rates,
issues,
parents'
educational
background.
Conclusions:
These
findings
help
identify
at-risk
develop
interventions
alleviate
like
expanding
on-campus
support
systems,
delivering
emergency
aid,
reconfiguring
residential
dining
programs.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 12, 2025
One
of
the
most
significant
economic
impacts
sexual
and
dating
violence
across
lifespan
is
housing
insecurity
homelessness.
However,
research
on
association
between
instability
interpersonal
among
college
students
limited.
As
such,
purpose
this
study
to
better
understand
victimization
security
using
data
from
a
campus
climate
assessment
administered
two
campuses
large,
urban
public
university
in
northeast.
To
reduce
response
burden
there
were
rotating
survey
modules
used
so
participants
assigned
either
(n
=
2,672)
or
1,645)
module.
Bivariate
multivariate
logistic
regression
analyses
examine
since
coming
past
year
which
types
associated
with
victimization.
Student-survivors
who
experienced
had
2.5
times
greater
odds
experiencing
compared
not
university.
Similarly,
physical
psychological
entering
four
respectively
did
experience
violence.
Campus
community-based
services
for
are
impactful
at
addressing
academic
safety
concerns
should
incorporate
supportive
related
housing.
Journal of American College Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
72(9), P. 3576 - 3582
Published: March 6, 2023
Objective
To
examine
food
insecurity
(FI)
prevalence
among
college
students
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic
(April
2021)
using
cross-sectional
design,
and
moderating
role
of
first-generation
student
status
in
relationship
between
FI
grade
point
average
(GPA).Participants
Three-hundred
sixty
recruited
mostly
from
upper-level
kinesiology
coursesMethods
General
linear
model
was
used
to
predict
GPA
based
on
security
status,
psychological
health,
bodily
pain,
with
subgroup
analysis
performed
by
status.Results
Approximately
19%
were
classified
as
having
FI.
Those
showed
lower
poor
health
compared
those
without
The
link
moderated
negative
impact
more
clearly
observed
non-first-generation
students.Conclusion
First-generation
could
play
a
determining
academic
performance.
Preventive Medicine Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36, P. 102526 - 102526
Published: Nov. 25, 2023
This
study
aimed
to
assess
the
prevalence
and
associated
factors
of
food
insecurity
(FI)
among
university
students
in
Germany
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
We
conducted
a
cross-sectional
(n
=
626)
between
November
December
2021
at
Justus
Liebig
University
Giessen,
Germany,
using
an
online
questionnaire.
The
analysis
FI
was
based
on
Food
Insecurity
Experience
Scale
(FIES)
by
Agriculture
Organization
(FAO).
statistically
validated
our
data
Rasch
model.
Moreover,
demographic,
socio-economic
educational
variables
were
collected
questionnaire
developed
European
Students
Pandemic
(FINESCOP)
consortium.
Overall,
27.5%
are
insecure.
proportion
experiencing
moderate
or
severe
(FImod+sev)
is
10.4%
(FIsev)
0.9%.
Results
from
logistic
regression
showed
that
have
higher
chance
be
insecure
if
they
not
born
Europe
their
parents
secondary
lower
level.
further
found
association
age
FI.
Also
receiving
student
loan
pandemic
getting
assistance
increased
likelihood
being
Our
results
show
prevalent
this
particularly
vulnerable
population
group.
Thus,
public
health,
as
well
policy
efforts
may
need
become
more
target
group-specific
accordance
with
identified
circumstances
specific
characteristics
avoid
suffer
