Socio-demographic Correlates and Predictors of Food Insecurity among First Year College Students

Zein, A. El; Shelnutt, Karla P.; Colby, Sarah; Olfert, Melissa D.; Kattelmann, Kendra; Brown, Onikia; Kidd, Tandalayo; Horacek, Tanya; White, Adrienne A.; Zhou, Wanming; Vilaro, Melissa J.; Greene, Geoffrey; Morrell, Jesse Stabile; Riggsbee, Kristin; Mathews, Anne

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“…Universities need to prioritize understanding the complexities of this issue to identify not only the prevalence, but who these students are, and what programs and services will best contribute to their academic success. Zein et al, 2017). These predictors are a common theme among most of the current literature focusing on FI among college students.…”

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“…Additional research is necessary to understand which students are at the greatest risk of suffering from FI. For example, existing research indicates that race, Pell grant eligibility, parental education, place of residence, and grade point average (GPA) are s correlates with FI (El Zein et al, 2017). With the ability to better identify students at higher risk of experiencing FI, comes a greater ability to address this issue on college campuses.…”

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Hidden Hunger: Understanding the Complexity of Food Insecurity Among College Students

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2020

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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Food insecurity among college students has become more widely recognized within recent years. This contributes to the need for additional research to understand the complexity of the student experience with food needs. The current study aimed to fill an even greater gap specifically utilizing qualitative research. The goal of this study is to understand the context of eating patterns, food assistance resources, and health and wellbeing for students classified with very low food security. By making use of survey research conducted in the spring of 2018, participants that met inclusion criteria for identifying as food insecure were recruited for the current study to reach data saturation with a final sample size of 30 participants. Investigator designed, study specific, measurement tools were created in the form of a supplemental survey and moderators guide. Seven focus groups and 11 individual interviews were conducted using two cofacilitators. SPSS software was used to provide output frequency data of supplemental survey results. These results show 77% (n= 23) of students reported getting enough calories to keep them satisfied but not getting the variety of food they should to eat a well-balanced diet, and 23% (n=7) reported not getting enough calories to keep them satisfied, and not getting the variety of food they should to eat a well-balanced diet. Seven percent (n=2) were currently enrolled in assistance (SNAP) and 30% (n=9) reported family enrollment growing up (WIC and SNAP). Manual open coding was used to analyze focus group and interview transcriptions and generate seven major themes. These major themes are: Eating and Shopping Habits, Food Experience Growing up, Health and Wellbeing, Food Assistance Use and Barriers, Adaptations and Coping Strategies, Campus Enviornment, and Future Program Interventions. Additional subthemes and categorical focus areas were established to further code participant responses and match them with corresponding participant quotes. Data collected was then used to inform future ixTABLE OF CONTENTS

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Hidden Hunger: Understanding the Complexity of Food Insecurity Among College Students

Fortin

Harvey

White

2020

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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“…Universities are becoming key populations studied regarding food security; however, all such studies focus upon university or college students (Cady, 2014;Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, 2012;Chaparro et al, 2009;El Zein, 2017;Farahbakhsh et al, 2015;Frank, 2018;Gaines et al, 2014;Hanna, 2014;Hughes et al, 2011;Martinez et al, 2018;McArthur et al, 2018;Meldrum & Willows, 2006;Micevski et al, 2014;Munro et al, 2013;Patton-Lopez et al, 2014;Payne-Sturges et al, 2018;Watson et al, 2017). What is not studied are the correlate levels of food security experienced by the other members of the post-secondary 'community': staff and faculty.…”

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It will be difficult to imagine a sustainable earth in the long-term future without realizing that we will have to increasingly interfere with natural earth systems in order to maintain ourselves and those things and creatures we value. Will we be able to speak of anything wild or even natural on such a managed planet? I argue in the affirmative, drawing on some concepts of nature of both the ancient Greeks and the Chinese. The essentialist concept of nature that depends on the absolute distinction between humans and nature is criticized, and a process view is suggested which sees nature as more than a collection of objects untouched by humans.

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“…Unfortunately, food insecurity has become a growing concern in higher education. Students who self-identify as a racial or ethnic minority experience food insecurity at higher rates than their peers (El Zein et al 2017 ; Gaines et al 2014 ; Payne-Sturges et al 2018 ). Data collected from 2007 to 2009 indicated that 26% of college and university students surveyed had foreign-born parents (Schwartz et al 2011 ).…”

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The impact that cultural food security has on identity and well-being in the second-generation U.S. American minority college students

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Food contributes to an individual's physical and mental well-being and expresses one's cultural identity through preparation, sharing, and consumption (i.e., foodways). Inadequate access to cultural foods can create cultural stress and affect one's identity and well-being. In particular, second-generation U.S. American student populations may have a higher risk for cultural stress due to being away from family, academic stress, environmental changes, and diminished financial stability to purchase cultural foods. Thus, an exploratory qualitative methodology was used to elicit information about second-generation U.S. Americans' food experiences to identify how cultural foods play a role in individual identity and how individual well-being is influenced by the presence or lack of cultural foods. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with second-generation American students at the University of Nevada, Reno, who self-identified as a cultural or ethnic minority. A standard thematic analysis was conducted. The authors identified that cultural food security influenced the ability to practice foodways, which tied Second-generation American students to their cultural identities. The absence of foodways led to anxiety and depression among students, amplifying the feelings of identity degradation. Second-generation American students discussed that the ability to practice their foodways improved multiple well-being components and led to feelings of happiness, decreased stress, warmth, better digestion, and a sense of belonging, comfort, and safety. College populations continue to grow and become more diverse, and with the increasing Second-generation American students, it is essential to improve the access and availability of cultural foods to improve their overall well-being. (245/250 words).

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Socio-demographic Correlates and Predictors of Food Insecurity among First Year College Students

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