Food insecurity, stress, and depression: a longitudinal study of midwestern college students from 2020-2022.
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| Title: | Food insecurity, stress, and depression: a longitudinal study of midwestern college students from 2020-2022. |
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| Authors: | Harville II, Cedric (AUTHOR), King, Jennifer (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Mar2026, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p656-663. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Parents, Cross-sectional method, Repeated measures design, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Scholarships, Research funding, Mental health, T-test (Statistics), Data analysis, Food security, Statistical sampling, Questionnaires, Families, Psychological well-being, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Longitudinal method, Part-time employment, Odds ratio, Psychological stress, Academic achievement, Communication, Analysis of variance, Statistics, Psychology of college students, Student attitudes, Social support, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Mental depression, COVID-19 pandemic |
| Geographic Terms: | Midwest (U.S.) |
| Abstract: | Objective: This study assessed college food insecurity (FI) longitudinally during COVID-19. Participants: Convenient sample (n = 551) college students took an online survey between December 2020–February 2021 [Y1]. Follow-up (December 2021–February 2022) [Y2] from Y1, (n = 131). Methods: FI measured via USDA Short Form Food Security Module. Stress and depression measured via PSS-10 and CES-D. Results: Y1, 31.3% FI. FI had lower mean GPA, were less likely to tell a parent about a food shortage, but more likely to be on financial aid, part-time employed, non-white, first-generation, full-time, and live off-campus compared to food secure [FS] (p ≤.05* for all). FI had higher mean CES-D [28.45 ± 8.38 vs. 23.50 ± 7.98] and PSS-10 [24.39 ± 3.76 vs. 23.40 ± 3.69] (p <.01*). Y2, FI increased to 39.7%. FI had higher CES-D scores [29.11 ± 10.24 vs. 21.30 ± 6.80] and PSS-10 scores [23.81 ± 3.53 vs. 22.44 ± 3.25] (p ≤.03*). Conclusions: FI, stress, and depression worsened from Y1 to Y2 due to increased employment, financial aid, and limited familial support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective: This study assessed college food insecurity (FI) longitudinally during COVID-19. Participants: Convenient sample (n = 551) college students took an online survey between December 2020–February 2021 [Y1]. Follow-up (December 2021–February 2022) [Y2] from Y1, (n = 131). Methods: FI measured via USDA Short Form Food Security Module. Stress and depression measured via PSS-10 and CES-D. Results: Y1, 31.3% FI. FI had lower mean GPA, were less likely to tell a parent about a food shortage, but more likely to be on financial aid, part-time employed, non-white, first-generation, full-time, and live off-campus compared to food secure [FS] (p ≤.05* for all). FI had higher mean CES-D [28.45 ± 8.38 vs. 23.50 ± 7.98] and PSS-10 [24.39 ± 3.76 vs. 23.40 ± 3.69] (p <.01*). Y2, FI increased to 39.7%. FI had higher CES-D scores [29.11 ± 10.24 vs. 21.30 ± 6.80] and PSS-10 scores [23.81 ± 3.53 vs. 22.44 ± 3.25] (p ≤.03*). Conclusions: FI, stress, and depression worsened from Y1 to Y2 due to increased employment, financial aid, and limited familial support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07448481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2025.2545879 |
