Prevalence of and Contributors to Food Insecurity Among College Athletes: A Scoping Review DOI Open Access

Jamie Pacenta,

Brooke E. Starkoff,

Elizabeth K. Lenz

et al.

Published: April 5, 2024

Given the financial demands of attending college, transition to new living situations, abrupt changes in social support, and overall lifestyle adjustments, college students are at an increased risk food insecurity (FI) compared general population. Collegiate athletes experience even greater FI as a result time commitments energy associated with their sports. This heightened vulnerability poses tremendous threat student-athletes’ academic athletic achievements. study aims address prevalence primary determinants among collegiate while providing potential solutions navigate alleviate effects diminished security this demographic. To these aims, total 18 articles were selected from both peer-reviewed gray literature. The U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module (US-HFSSM) survey tools predominantly utilized across universities throughout United States gather data on FI. Student-athletes reported experiencing various regions States, including northeastern states (n=5), southwest region (n=3), southeast northwest (n=1), Midwest (n=1). Overall, rates ranged 9.9% 65% most significant contributors included limited resources, management, meal plans, housing location/amenities. These findings highlight need for screening, education, intervention athletes.

Language: Английский

Food insecurity, diet and mental distress among resource insecure students during COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
Miriam C. Kopels, Casey J. Roulette

Evolution Medicine and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. 18 - 29

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

It is well documented that college student populations are vulnerable to food insecurity and other adverse environmental conditions. Additionally, exposure adversity can have deleterious, long-term effects on physical mental health. This study applies evolutionary life history theory examine the relationship between adversity, distress diet among resource insecure university students during COVID-19 pandemic.Structured semi-structured surveys were used assess perceptions of (including mortality risk, availability; changes in these factors over course COVID-19), distress, use campus support services. Participants included 51 recruited through an economic crisis center located at a large public southern California.Most experiencing insecurity, components increased COVID-19. Food was significantly associated with both perceived extrinsic risk whereas reduced dietary quality caloric intake. Use two or more resources and/or living family rent free disrupted associations distress.This contributes growing body applied frameworks concerned health wellbeing economically populations. also provides novel insights informed by into interventions recommendations for improving services financially students.

Language: Английский

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Severity of Food Insecurity among Australian University Students, Professional and Academic Staff DOI Open Access
Katherine Kent, Denis Visentin, Corey Peterson

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(19), P. 3956 - 3956

Published: Sept. 23, 2022

Assessments of the severity food insecurity within Australian university students are lacking, and experience in staff is unknown. A cross-sectional online survey March 2022 aimed to characterize students, professional academic at University Tasmania (UTAS). The Household Food Security Survey Module six-item short form assessed security status addition seven demographic education characteristics for six employment staff. Participants were categorized as having high, marginal, low, or very low security. Multivariate binary logistic regression identified higher risk insecurity. Among student respondents (n = 1257), prevalence was 41.9% comprising 8.2% 16.5% 17.3% Younger, non-binary, first-year enrolled, on campus, international significantly 560), 16.3% insecure 3.8% 5.5% 7.0% Professional staff, casual contracts, recently employed, Our findings suggest a high occurrence UTAS with large proportion experiencing have implications efforts towards reducing campuses through holistic integrated approach, advocating systems that support healthy, sustainable, equitable procurement provision both

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Food insecurity and academic function among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A moderating role of the first-generation college student status DOI
Masataka Umeda, Youngdeok Kim, Se‐Woong Park

et al.

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.

Language: Английский

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Public Health Challenges for Post-secondary Students During COVID-19: A Scoping Review DOI Creative Commons
Pooja Dey,

Leanne R. De Souza

Community Health Equity Research & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 31, 2024

Research about public health impacts of COVID-19 on post-secondary students is slowly beginning to emerge. This scoping review identified common challenges among in higher-income countries during the pandemic. Five databases were searched find relevant peer-reviewed literature up March 2022. Results categorized according reported and socio-economic variables. After screening, 53 articles reviewed. Most from USA (39/53). The seven main mental (35/53), financial instability (25/53), physical (13/53), food insecurity (12/53), social well-being (8/53), digital access (7/53), housing or relocation (6/53). Students with low socioeconomic status experienced heightened challenges. offers insight opportunities for development longitudinal tools support determinants populations high-income may offer into similar experiences other settings.

Language: Английский

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Intersectionality of Self-Reported Food Insecurity and Perceived Stress of College Students at a Land-Grant Southeastern Higher Education Institution during the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Kendra OoNorasak, Makenzie L. Barr, Michael L. Pennell

et al.

Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(1), P. 25 - 46

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

College food insecurity (FI) and poor psychosocial health are prevalent public issues in the U.S., yet often overlooked. Since COVID-19 pandemic, repercussions on these critical inequity remain unclear. During summer months of 2020, this cross-sectional survey examined associations between students’ self-reported FI perceived stress (PSS-10), one aspect health. An anonymous online was distributed to a convenience sample college students at land grant institution higher education southeastern $10 e-gift card provided respondents. The response rate 26.2% (n=235) participants were predominantly female, White, from upper-division including junior senior students. Among respondents, 31.3% insecure 37.8% laid off or temporarily furloughed. Students who worked before pandemic 3.49 times more likely continue working despite pandemic; however, employment status not significantly associated with since-PSS-10 scores FI. In multiple linear regression models, pre-PSS-10 scores, age, lower division significant predictors scores. Additionally, experiencing having predicted This study adds important findings about limited literature regarding student during pandemic. A rigorous design larger, nationally regionally representative is recommended for future studies. To address both complex health, multi-faceted interdisciplinary approach, well-supported by administrators, would be warranted.

Language: Английский

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Justice and equity approaches to college and university student food (in)security: Introduction to the special section DOI Creative Commons
Rachael Budowle, Christine Porter,

Caitlin McLennan

et al.

Journal of Agriculture Food Systems and Community Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 3 - 9

Published: March 16, 2023

According to myriad studies, college and university student food insecurity is a pervasive systemic problem. Most show that nearly half of students experience (Breuning et al., 2017; Broton, 2020; Nazmi, 2019). As defined by the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), “limited or uncertain availability nutritionally adequate safe foods, limited ability acquire acceptable foods in socially ways” (USDA Economic Research Service, 2022, para. 3). The insecurity, however, manifests various ways for students, including actuality being hungry, not having enough food, consuming poor-quality rationing, embarrassment stigma, consistent worry fear about accessing their next meal (Henry, 2020). .

Language: Английский

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Social Determinants of Health and College Food Insecurity DOI Open Access
Catherine Mobley, Ye Luo, Mariela Fernandez

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. 1391 - 1391

Published: May 4, 2024

In recent years, many students have faced economic hardship and experienced food insecurity, even as universities strive to create more equitable pathways college. There is a need for holistic perspective that addresses the complexity of insecurity amongst college students. To this end, we examined relationship between social determinants health, including (CoFI) childhood (ChFI), their with well-being measures. The study sample was convenience included 372 at public university who responded an online survey in fall 2021. Students were asked report security status previous 30 days. We used following analytical strategies: chi-square tests determine differences secure (FS) insecure (FI) students; binary logistic regression CoFI on student demographics ChFI; ordinal or Black students, off-campus first-generation in-state humanities/behavioral/social/health sciences majors likely CoFI. FI ChFI lower scores all associated four measures its effects mediated by College health initiatives would benefit from accounting SDOH, experiences subsequent cumulative disadvantages during

Language: Английский

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Food Insecurity Disparities and Mental Health Impacts Among Cancer Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Marlene Camacho‐Rivera, Jessica Y. Islam,

Diane R. Rodriguez

et al.

Health Equity, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 729 - 737

Published: Sept. 1, 2022

Food insecurity can negatively impact adherence and receipt of high-quality cancer care. The purpose the study was to (1) compare prevalence COVID-19-associated food by history (2) examine determinants associated with COVID-19-related among survivors.We used nationally representative data from 2020 COVID-19 Household Impact Survey (n=10,760). Our primary exposure participants' self-report a diagnosis (n=854, 7.1%). Primary outcomes were categorized following questions: "We worried our would run out before we got money buy more" or "The that bought just didn't last, have get more"; respondents as insecure if they chose often true sometimes true. Multivariable Poisson regression identify demographic survivors.Thirty-two percent survivors insecure. Cancer 30-44 years age those ≥60 more likely report being compared without cancer, respectively (30-44 years, 59.9% vs. 41.2% p=0.01, 27.2% 20.2%, p=0.01). high school diploma adults no (87.0% 64.1%, p=0.001). In multivariable models, uninsured (adjusted ratio [aPR] aPR: 2.39, 95% CI: 1.46-3.92) on Medicaid (aPR: 2.10, 1.40-3.17) also insecure.Food during pandemic is vast, but disparities persist. Among survivors, differences in observed socio economic status. experiencing frequently reported mental health symptoms depression, loneliness, hopelessness who secure.

Language: Английский

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Food security and related correlates of married student households in the Southeastern United States during and before the COVID-19 pandemic DOI

Sarah M. Adkisson,

Darcy Dean,

Melissa Gutschall

et al.

Nutrire, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 48(2)

Published: Nov. 17, 2023

Language: Английский

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COVID‐19‐related stressors exacerbate food insecurity and depressive symptoms among graduate students receiving campus basic needs services: Cross‐sectional findings from seven California public universities DOI
Suzanna M. Martinez, Erin E. Esaryk, Gwen Chodur

et al.

Stress and Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 40(3)

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Abstract Prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic, food insecurity and depression were growing public health concerns among graduate students. Yet, little is known about how COVID‐19‐related stressors exacerbated these outcomes To address this research gap, study examined two types of stressors, anticipated remote learning challenges interfering with academic responsibilities, in relation depressive symptoms university Between August October 2020, 631 students who utilised basic needs services from seven University California campuses completed an online survey assessing effects on their experiences, mental health, security. Regression analyses associations as well symptoms. All four models adjusted for age, sex, race ethnicity, campus affiliation, living a partner. Models examining security status dependent variable vice versa. Graduate concerned delayed graduation, post‐graduate employment, isolation faculty not having access healthcare reported higher counts Challenges associated included caring family more than usual, spending time errands paying utilities full. Students accessing had odds experiencing insecurity. errands, being unable afford housing sending money members during pandemic. Our findings illuminate pandemic's deleterious consequences students' security, underscoring need strong programs policies.

Language: Английский

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