ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2022
The Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of the Emotional Experiences of Parents and Their Coping Strategies.
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- Nurturing Care Systems Underlying Early Childhood Food Insecurity in Brazil: A Causal Loop Diagram Approach.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Cannabis Use and Food Insecurity Risk Among U.S. Adults With And Without Children.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
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- Depressive and anxiety symptomatology among caregivers of children 0-3 years in Nairobi City County: Community-based prevalence study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Association between parent-perceived neighborhood support on food insufficiency and public benefit participation among US children.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Experienced poverty stigma is associated with food insecurity, mental health, and resource utilization among Southern US mothers with low income.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Is the Impact of Food Insecurity on Food-Related Behavior Moderated by Generation in South Korea?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Understanding the Reasons Why Patients With Food Insecurity Decline Social Assistance at a Large Academic Medical Center.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Anxiety moderates the association between severity of food insecurity and sleep duration among young adults in food-insecure households.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Lack of Follow-Up in a Food-Insecure Population.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Food insecurity is associated with decreased quality of life in patients with chronic Chagas disease.PloS one · 2025Article
- Does food insecurity cause anxiety and depression? Evidence from the changing cost of living study.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Balancing nutrition and budgets: Socio-ecological impacts on nutritional environments of families with low incomes.Appetite · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity increases the risks of diet-related chronic disease and mental health outcomes in low-income adults; however, the pathways underlying these associations have not been clearly identified. Chronic, psychological distress may represent an important pathway between food insecurity and health.
objectiveTo identify types of psychological distress, experiential descriptions, and the array of emotional responses and coping strategies specific to food insecurity among parents with children
designA phenomenological qualitative study using one-on-one, in-depth interviews. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingForty-eight adults (parents) were recruited from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2016-17. Eligibility criteria included any experience of household food insecurity over the past 12 months, having a child aged 7 to 14 years, and both parent and child with the ability to speak English fluently. STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method to reveal emergent themes across multiple interviews.
resultsParents discussed six themes related to the psychological distress of food insecurity: stress from the logistical and financial balancing act of feeding one's family, frustration and lack of choice associated with the high costs of healthy foods, stigma of using community resources, shame of not being able to provide for one's family, sadness about their cyclical and chronic food situation, and guilt over their inability to adequately provide for their children. Coping responses included negative responses, such as sleeping and drinking to avoid thinking about food insecurity, and positive responses of relying on their friends and family for support, staying hopeful, and spending time with their children.
conclusionsThe commonality of emotional responses stemming from the experience of food insecurity can increase the risk for clinical anxiety and depression. Future development of interventions and policies to alleviate food insecurity must include social support and adequate safety systems.
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