Psychosocial Factors as Mediator to Food Security Status and Academic Performance among University Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(9), P. 5535 - 5535

Published: May 3, 2022

The interrelation between food security, academic performance, and psychosocial factors remains unclear. This study aims to identify as mediators of security status performance among university students at one Malaysia’s public universities. Respondents included 663 bachelor’s degree from seven randomly selected programmes the university. Data on demographic socioeconomic characteristics, (US Adult Food Security Survey Module, FSSM), (DASS-21), were collected using an online survey. SPSS PROCESS macro was used perform mediation analysis. result (β = −0.0182, p < 0.001) indicates that insecurity is associated with poor performance. As well that, increase in anxiety −0.0027, 0.05) depression −0.0025, significant a decrease Furthermore, serve relationship Alleviating not only way improve performance; it can also by reducing depression.

Language: Английский

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Common Cause, coopetition or competition? Resource contestation in food waste recovery networks

Journal of Macromarketing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 255 - 273

Published: July 15, 2022

Food waste is a problem that occurs throughout the supply chain, squandering natural resources, and contributing to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While attention has been directed at systems designed facilitate movement of food from manufacturer consumers, little known on alternative practices recover products no longer desired by consumers. Responding calls for greater elements in macromarketing work challenges WEIRD hegemony, we investigate issue how collaborative networks can support more robust systems. A qualitative case study draws prolonged participant observation depth interviews address question, “How do stakeholders achieve shared system outcomes?” We apply institutional logic concept coopetition explore dynamics within recovery network. Our findings suggest notwithstanding commitments sustainability, competition conflicting interests compromise performance. This contributes new perspective network behaviour highlights shortfalls current theory resulting reliance data collected contexts.

Language: Английский

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Household Income and its Correlation with Child Hunger During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. 921 - 927

Published: Dec. 13, 2022

This study investigates the prevalence of household food insecurity and child hunger during COVID-19 pandemic, alongside relationships between income occurrence hunger. Socio-demographic characteristics, including monthly income, gender, age surveyed were parent-reported. The validated 10-item Radimer/Cornell Hunger Food Insecurity Instrument was adopted to assess insecurity, parental pandemic. revealed that children from low-income food-insecure households significantly at a heightened risk for In conclusion, pandemic lockdowns exacerbated in households. Children need continued assistance alleviating global economic recession.

Language: Английский

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Pakistani migrant workers’ social practices to deal with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Urban Governance, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 76 - 82

Published: April 15, 2022

This qualitative research investigates the impact of lockdowns (which started in March 2020) and other factors on Pakistani migrant workers' food access consumption practices Kuala Lumpur. It also explores how they managed supply. The article drives data from 14 in-depth informal interviews conducted through WhatsApp messenger face to face. were categorized into themes analyzed. used concepts social more proximate structural layers assert that marginalized groups their rationale choices survived intense pressure or returned home country. narratives revealed did not have work for around seven months; thus, had no wages. However, as a rule, many one month's wages still paid by employers, which workers received weekly installments during lockdowns. As result, most savings exhausted. Thus, seeking help community groups, friends, local Malaysians neighborhood cities. Most complained once exhausted, receive support employers. abandoned beverages sweets dishes; rarely cooked fish beef. almost all respondents this members. study found android mobile phones, cheap internet, media, close networking enabled navigate financial supply pandemic. concludes health crisis like pandemic consequent strict measures governments, security (the vulnerable groups) at grassroots level could easily be ensured with community's help, networking, technology.

Language: Английский

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Internet Use and Agricultural Household Food Insecurity in Indonesia

Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan Kajian Masalah Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 23(2), P. 179 - 191

Published: Dec. 31, 2022

Food is an essential aspect of human life, but there are still households that experienced food insecurity. It caused a major challenge for policymakers to reduce insecurity, especially at household level. This study aims analyze the association between internet use and insecurity agricultural in Indonesia. uses National Socio Economic Survey or Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional (Susenas) 2018 data. The variable measured by using experience scale (FIES) binary variable. Estimation impact on Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. result this indicates has negative effect means can households. policy implication directed government improve quality infrastructure content as positive information user, sector.

Language: Английский

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