The Intergenerational Circumstances of Household Food Insecurity and Adversity

Chilton, Mariana; Knowles, Molly; Bloom, Sandra L.

doi:10.1080/19320248.2016.1146195

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“…[17][18][19] Research has demonstrated that adversity may transfer from one generation to the next in the form of abuse/neglect, housing risk, and poor socioemotional health. 16,20,21 Additionally, mothers' history of adversity is associated with depressive symptoms before and after giving birth, and with their infants' maladaptive socioemotional symptoms. 22 However, the mechanisms underlying these patterns are not clear, particularly because there may be reciprocal effects in two-generation relationships, with mothers' reacting to their infants' maladaptive symptoms.…”

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Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

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Patel

Rose-Jacobs

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

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“…Food insecurity and its potential consequence of experiencing hunger are two among many social and environmental determinants of child health. A range of these social and environmental factors have been found to cluster together, potentially creating chaotic living conditions for families (9) and reflecting a broader context of family adversity and trauma that can reinforce each other across generations (10,11).…”

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Hunger in Vulnerable Families in Southeastern Europe: Associations With Mental Health and Violence

Jansen

Lachman

Heinrichs

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Background: Hunger can influence healthy development of children and has been shown to be associated with other determinants of child health, such as violence within the family and maternal (mental) health problems. Whilst the majority of research has been conducted in high-income countries with vulnerable populations, less is known about the circumstances in low-and-middle-income countries. This study explored the experience of hunger in vulnerable families in three Southeastern European countries, and simultaneously examined relationships with four sets of risk factors-lack of financial, mental, familial, and social resources. Methods: Families (N = 140) were recruited for a parenting intervention targeting child behavioral problems. Baseline data was collected on hunger, socioeconomic characteristics, mental health and wellbeing, family violence (i.e., child maltreatment and intimate partner violence), and social and emotional support. Univariate and multivariable risk factors of hunger were examined cross-sectionally with regression models. Results: Overall, 31% of families experienced at least one form of hunger in the last month. Worse family functioning, current intimate partner violence, and more instances of child neglect showed univariate associations with family hunger. In hierarchical analysis, five risk factors remained significantly associated with the experience of hunger: lower adult educational, literacy level, emotional support, more children in the household and higher scores on parental depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusions: Hunger in Southeastern European families, among families with children showing elevated behavioral problems, was associated with more family violence, but specifically poorer mental health and less emotional support above and beyond socio-structural strains. Adapting parenting interventions to support the primary caregiver in getting more access to emotional support may potentially also change hunger and its association with health and violence. However, this hypothetical pathway of change needs explicit testing.

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“…Future studies should attempt to isolate these effects from the overall associations of SNAP participation and cardiometabolic health. 59, 60 Many prior studies have also found associations between food insecurity and children’s mental health, including greater adversity, 61, 62 more behavioral problems, 63–66 worse psychosocial functioning, 67–69 and higher rates of depression and suicidal thoughts. 70 Similarly, environmental factors like the food environment, neighborhood walkability, and exposures to other environment stressors are often correlated with SES and may influence children’s cardiometabolic health.…”

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SNAP Participation and Diet-Sensitive Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents

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Tester

Rimm

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Introduction Previous research suggests participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is associated with poorer adult cardiometabolic health; the extent to which these associations extend to adolescents is unknown. Differences in diet quality, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk factors were examined among SNAP participants, income-eligible nonparticipants, and higher-income adolescents. Methods The study population comprised 4,450 adolescents ≤300% federal poverty level from the 2003–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Generalized linear models were used to examine associations between SNAP participation and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010. Linear and logistic regression models were used to examine associations between SNAP participation, obesity, and risk factors comprising the metabolic syndrome. Data were analyzed in 2015. Results All surveyed adolescents consumed inadequate amounts of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and long-chain fatty acids, while exceeding limits for sugary beverages, processed meats, and sodium. Although there were few dietary differences, SNAP participants had 5% lower Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010 scores versus income-eligible nonparticipants (95% CI= −9%, −1%). SNAP participants also had higher BMI-for-age Z scores (β=0.21, 95% CI=0.01, 0.41), waist circumference Z scores (β=0.21, 95% CI=0.03, 0.39), and waist-to-height ratios (β=0.02, 95% CI=0.00, 0.03) than higher-income nonparticipants. SNAP participation was not associated with most cardiometabolic risk factors; however, SNAP participants did have higher overall cardiometabolic risk Z scores than higher-income nonparticipants (β=0.75, 95% CI=0.02, 1.49) and income-eligible nonparticipants (β=0.55, 95% CI=0.03, 1.08). Conclusions Adolescent SNAP participants have higher levels of obesity, and some poorer markers of cardiometabolic health compared with their low-income and higher-income counterparts.

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The Intergenerational Circumstances of Household Food Insecurity and Adversity

Cited by 73 publications

References 71 publications

Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Young Children’s Development

Hunger in Vulnerable Families in Southeastern Europe: Associations With Mental Health and Violence

SNAP Participation and Diet-Sensitive Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents

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