ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2020
Understanding the Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of Children's Experiences and Related Coping Strategies.
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- Food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors in children and adolescents: A systematic review.Eating behaviors · 2023Pooled it
- Children's nutritional health and wellbeing in food insecure households in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Review of Coping Strategies to Prevent and Mitigate Food Insecurity in Households with Children.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- The prevalence of food insecurity and its relationship with wellbeing in a large, cross-sectional study of children and young people in England.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- The Association Between Food Insecurity and Adverse Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: An Umbrella Review.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Food Insecurity in Individuals with Eating Disorders: A UK-Wide Survey of Impact, Help-Seeking, and Suggestions for Guidance.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Urban Household Coping Strategies for Food Security in Pateros, Philippines: A Cross-sectional Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- "Fulfilling the hunger": A qualitative study to understand the etiology of binge eating in adolescents experiencing food insecurity.Appetite · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Black LGBTQ+ Young Adults.North Carolina medical journal · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity and Appetitive Traits: A Prospective Analysis in Generation XXI Cohort.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Food insufficiency and difficulty affording expenses after the end of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program emergency allotments in the United States among households with and without children.Preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Early life stress and pubertal predictors of subsequent substance use in a national diverse sample of adolescents: Sex and substance type matter.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Intragenerational and Intergenerational Transmission of Food Insecurity: An Analysis of Black and White Women and Children From the NHLBI Growth and Health Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Mid-Life Household Food Insecurity and Subsequent Memory Function and Rate of Decline in Rural South Africa, 2004-2022.Neuroepidemiology · 2025Article
- The Effects of Household Food Security Discordance on Antisocial Behavior Among Latino Adolescents in the United States.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Towards measuring food insecurity stigma: development and validation of the Food Insecurity Self-stigma Scale and the Food Support Experiences Scale.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Examining ADHD and Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms in Relation to Food Insecurity in Early Adolescents.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
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- Solidarity through food: Coping with food insecurity among adolescent migrants in transit through Mexico and Central America.Appetite · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity, a condition of inadequate household food availability, affects 15.7% of US households with children. Food insecurity is generally believed to affect the quantity and quality of food consumed. However, an understudied but important aspect of the experience of food insecurity is psychological distress.
objectiveTo critically explore the psychological distress associated with children's food insecurity using children's own reports of their experiences.
designIn-depth qualitative interviews conducted with children to better understand the psychological distress associated with food insecurity. PARTICIPANTS/
settingSixty children (aged 7 to 14 years) were recruited from the San Francisco Bay Area. Children were eligible in the case that they spoke English fluently and their parent reported any experience of household food insecurity during the past year.
resultsChildren discussed six themes related to the psychological distress associated with food insecurity: worrying about not having enough food, worrying about their parents' well-being, anger and frustration about not having enough food, embarrassment about their family's food situation, strain on the family's dynamics due to food insecurity, and sadness over not having enough food. After describing their experiences, children described strategies they employed to tolerate or cope with food insecurity, including distracting from or using their imagination to cope with food insecurity, increasing tolerance of their family's food situation, and appreciating their parents for providing food and resources.
conclusionsFood insecurity contributes to children's psychological distress. Given the known effects of chronic stress in childhood, the psychological distress of food insecurity may represent an important mechanism by which food insecurity adversely influences children's growth and development and deserves investigation in future studies.
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