Your money or your time? How both types of scarcity matter to physical activity and healthy eating

Venn, Danielle; Strazdins, Lyndall

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.023

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“…food, electricity) in the preceding year, was associated with decreased fruit and vegetable intake (Beenackers et al., ). Also, a longitudinal study showed that evaluations of the family as very poor to just getting by given needs and financial responsibilities increased calorie but decreased fruit and vegetable consumption (Venn & Strazdins, ). In contrast to these studies, the present study did not involve personal money resources for meeting basic living needs (poverty concerns), but hypothetical others' resources (i.e.…”

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Dealing with Too Little: The Direct Experience of Scarcity does not Affect Snack Intake

Rongen

Verkooijen

Vet

2019

Applied Psych Health & Well

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BackgroundThe experience of scarcity provides an explanation for the relatively unhealthy diets of people with low income. Causal evidence for an effect of direct experiences of scarcity on eating behaviour is lacking.MethodsTwo studies (N = 81, N = 115) tested and refined a self‐developed trade‐off task, in which participants' resources were restricted (scarcity condition) or unrestricted (no‐scarcity condition), for manipulating experiences of scarcity. Two further studies (N = 95, N = 122) were performed to test whether scarcity results in greater calorie consumption from snacks and lower self‐reported self‐regulation of eating.ResultsThe scarcity manipulation appeared successful. A significant main effect of scarcity on eating was not found; however, an interaction effect between hunger and scarcity bordered on significance, such that those in the scarcity condition consumed more calories under low hunger. In the second experiment, participants were instructed to eat prior to participation to lower their hunger level. No difference between conditions was found in calorie consumption and self‐regulation of eating.ConclusionAlthough the trade‐off task appeared to evoke scarcity experiences, the present research could not support the notion that these result in unhealthier eating. A more nuanced view of the influence of scarcity on eating is needed.

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Dealing with Too Little: The Direct Experience of Scarcity does not Affect Snack Intake

Rongen

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Vet

2019

Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…Long term, PSS, and WEMWBS could allow insights into health outcomes despite clients’ diverse circumstances. Furthermore, measures of increased finances as a result of accessing CA would never be sufficient to take clients from a position of socioeconomic deprivation to socioeconomic stability and this therefore can make it difficult for clients to change their health behaviours (Venn & Strazdins, ); this is a limitation of the welfare regime in and of itself.…”

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“…The use of a stress lens in this field in particular was novel but initially debated amongst the research and practice teams. Clients who accessed the projects did so with individualised issues; it was therefore difficult to identify a set of outcomes finances as a result of accessing CA would never be sufficient to take clients from a position of socioeconomic deprivation to socioeconomic stability and this therefore can make it difficult for clients to change their health behaviours (Venn & Strazdins, 2017);…”

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Exposing the impact of intensive advice services on health: A realist evaluation

Dalkin

Forster

Hodgson

et al. 2018

Health Soc Care Community

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Attention has turned to welfare advice as a potential health and social care intervention. However, establishing direct evidence of health impact has proven difficult. This is compounded by the need to understand both the facilitative contexts and mechanisms through which this impact occurs. This study investigated if, how and in which circumstances an intensive advice service had an impact on stress and well‐being (as precursors to health impacts), for clients attending a branch of Citizens Advice, located in the North East of England. A mixed methods realist evaluation of three intensive advice services offered by Citizens Advice (CA) was operationalised in five phases: (a) Building programme theories, (b) refining programme theories, (c) Development of a data recording tool, (d) Testing programme theories with empirical data, (e) Impact interviews. This paper focuses on phase 4. The Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were completed by 191 clients, with a 91% follow‐up rate (data collected: February 2016 to March 2017). Twenty‐two CA clients participated in interviews (data collected: October 2015 to November 2016). The PSS indicated a significant decrease in stress from initial consultation to approximately 4–6 weeks post advice from 31.4 to 10.3 (p < 0.001) and the WEMWBS indicated a significant increase in client well‐being from a mean of 26.9 to 46.5 (p < 0.001). Nine refined programme theories are presented which combine the qualitative and quantitative analysis; they are underpinned by three abstract theories: Capabilities model, The Decision to Trust Model, and Third Space. An explanatory framework is presented covering the micro, meso, and macro levels of CA. Use of a stress and well‐being lens has allowed insight into the precursors of health in those receiving intensive advice. Using these measures whilst explaining contextual and mechanistic properties, begins to build a complex and real picture of how advice services impact on health.

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“…However, the model also reflects how individuals with different personal characteristics may influence, or be influenced by, their various environment types. The constructs and pathways of this framework are supported by considerable research examining social determinants of health [33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44]. …”

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Relative Association of Multi-Level Supportive Environments on Poor Health among Older Adults

Mier

Ory

Towne

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Background: The aging of the United States population poses significant challenges to American healthcare and informal caregiving systems. Additional research is needed to understand how health promotion programs and policies based on a socio-ecological perspective impact the health and well-being of older persons. The purpose of this study was to investigate personal characteristics and supportive environments associated with poor health among older individuals aged 65 and over. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design and was guided by a conceptual framework developed by the authors to depict the relationship between personal characteristics and environments associated with poor health status. Environment types included in this study were family, home, financial, neighborhood, and healthcare. The sample was comprised of 1319 adults aged 65 years and older residing in Central Texas. From a random selection of households, participants were administered a mail-based survey created by a community collaborative effort. Descriptive statistics and three binary logistic regression models were fitted to examine associations with poor health status (i.e., physical, mental, and combined physical/mental). Results: Two personal characteristics (number of chronic conditions and educational level) were consistently related (p < 0.05) to health outcomes. Supportive family, home, financial, neighborhood, and health care environmental factors were shown to be related (p < 0.05) to various aspects of physical or mental health outcomes. Conclusions: Multidimensional factors including personal characteristics and protective environments are related to health status among older individuals. The unique roles of each environment can help inform public health interventions to create and enhance support for older adults to engage in healthful activities and improve their physical and mental health.

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Your money or your time? How both types of scarcity matter to physical activity and healthy eating

Cited by 101 publications

References 46 publications

Dealing with Too Little: The Direct Experience of Scarcity does not Affect Snack Intake

Dealing with Too Little: The Direct Experience of Scarcity does not Affect Snack Intake

Exposing the impact of intensive advice services on health: A realist evaluation

Relative Association of Multi-Level Supportive Environments on Poor Health among Older Adults

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