Food Insecurity Is Related to Financial Aid Debt Among College Students

Knol, Linda L.; Robb, Cliff A.; McKinley, Erin

doi:10.14307/jfcs110.4.35

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“…Colleges and universities cannot control how students and their families decide to pay for educational and living expenses. However, institutions can use existing research [ 36 , 37 , 38 ] that shows that FI is related to how students pay for college, along with insights from this study to understand the association between mechanisms of financing education and levels of FS. The only financial variable that increases a students’ likelihood of being highly food secure rather than marginally food secure is having financial support from family members.…”

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Underestimating College Student Food Insecurity: Marginally Food Secure Students May Not Be Food Secure

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2022

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The purpose of this study was to understand the demographic, student, financial, and academic differences between marginally food secure college students and students with high, low, or very low food security (FS). Unlike highly food secure students, marginally food secure students worry about the quantity and quality of their food, yet they are classified in the same category as highly food secure individuals as per the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reporting standards. To investigate marginal FS among college students, a cross-sectional online survey was administered at a large, public, research university in the Northeastern United States. A largely representative sample of 6823 undergraduate students completed the survey with a 19.7% response rate. Self-reported level of FS was measured using the validated USDA 10-item FS survey module. Independent variables, such as demographic and student characteristics and cumulative grade point average (GPA), were gathered from institutional databases, and self-reported mechanisms of financing education were measured using a novel scale. Results from the multinomial logistic regression revealed statistically significant differences in GPA between students with marginal and high FS (p < 0.001), but not between students with marginal and low FS (p = 0.31). This work has implications beyond college students and suggests that marginally food secure populations should not be labeled as food secure.

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Underestimating College Student Food Insecurity: Marginally Food Secure Students May Not Be Food Secure

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2022

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“…Other studies have shown this relationship as well 38,39 . A study by Knol et al which has been conducted on 395 students, illustrated a higher rate of food insecurity among students who use financial assistance 40 . The reason for these outcomes could be that the students who rely on financial aid probably have not sufficient money for adequate food and nutrition and are more likely to be food insecure.…”

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Food security, mental health, and socioeconomic status: A cross‐sectional study among medical college students in central part of Iran, Kashan

Amin

Akbari

Jafarnejad

2022

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Background and Aims Food security is a complex and multidimensional issue that has been recognized as a serious public health problem all over the world for the past two decades. The present study was designed and conducted to determine the prevalence of food insecurity among college students at the Kashan University of Medical Sciences and some related factors including socioeconomic and mental health determinants. Methods The present study is a cross‐sectional study conducted on 358 students who were currently studying at the Kashan University of Medical Sciences. The students who were pregnant or had a special diet to follow were excluded. Samples were selected by the systematic method. Food security was measured using United States Department of Agriculture. Food Frequency Questionnaire, 21‐items Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, and Socioeconomic Questionnaire were used to investigate the nutrients intake, depression/anxiety status, and socioeconomic factors, respectively. Chi‐square, independent t‐test, and logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Results Based on the findings of the present study, 16.8% of students experienced different levels of food insecurity, and 83.2% of participants were categorized as food secure. Gender, financial assistance, health insurance, depression, and students' occupation are associated with food insecurity (P < .05). Additionally, the results of the logistic regression analysis showed that depression (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01‐1.07), and students' jobs (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.23‐0.80) have the greatest impact on students' food insecurity. Conclusion The findings of the present study show that economic factors and gender have a significant impact on students' food security. Moreover, the association of food insecurity with mental disorders such as depression was demonstrated in the current study. However, we could not detect any significant association between daily energy intake and macronutrients which indicates the requirement for more detailed studies.

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“…In fact, students who experienced childhood food insecurity are over 40% more likely than their peers to become food insecure (20)(21) . To complicate matters further, reliance on food aid, credit cards, and loans to make "ends meet" while in college can result in the burden of debt persisting even after receiving a college degree, thus continuing the cycle of financial instability (22)(23) . Interestingly, students receiving financial aid such as Pell Grants are more likely to experience food insecurity both during and after college (12,(22)(23)(24) with one study linking food insecurity with student loan repayment (23) .…”

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Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions

Savoie‐Roskos

Hood

Hagedorn‐Hatfield

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Public Health Nutr.

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Food insecurity on college campuses is a major public health problem and has been documented for the last decade. Sufficient food access is a crucial social determinant of health, thus campuses across the country have implemented various programs, systems and policies to enhance access to food which have included food pantries, campus gardens, farmers’ markets, meal share or voucher programs, mobile food applications, campus food gleaning, food recovery efforts, meal deliveries, and task force/working groups. However, little is understood about how to best address food insecurity and support students who are struggling with basic needs. The impact of food insecurity on students’ academic and social success, in addition to their overall well-being, should be investigated and prioritized at each higher education institution. This is especially true for marginalized students, such as minority or first-generation students, who are at heightened risk for food insecurity. In order to create a culture of health equity, in which most at-risk students are provided resources and opportunities to achieve optimal well-being, higher education institutions must prioritize mitigating food insecurity on the college campus. Higher education institutions could benefit from adopting comprehensive and individualized approaches to promoting food security for marginalized students in order to facilitate equal opportunity for optimal scholastic achievement among students of all socio demographic backgrounds.

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Food Insecurity Is Related to Financial Aid Debt Among College Students

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Underestimating College Student Food Insecurity: Marginally Food Secure Students May Not Be Food Secure

Underestimating College Student Food Insecurity: Marginally Food Secure Students May Not Be Food Secure

Food security, mental health, and socioeconomic status: A cross‐sectional study among medical college students in central part of Iran, Kashan

Creating a culture that supports food security and health equity at higher education institutions

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