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ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2025

Navigating Food Insecurity in Higher Education: Using the Social Cognitive Theory to Identify Key Influences and Effective Interventions.

Emily Sklar, Rachel E Scherr, Deborah S Fetter

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Review in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Emily SklarDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, United States.
Rachel E ScherrThe Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel (FINA) Department, San Francisco State University, CA, United States; Scherr Nutrition Science Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Deborah S FetterDepartment of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, United States. Electronic address: dsfetter@ucdavis.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food insecurity (FI) remains a significant crisis in the United States, disproportionately affecting college students at nearly 4 times the national household average. There are a multitude of competing factors that affect food security (FS) in college, thus making it difficult to design effective interventions. This scoping review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of recent research exploring the diverse factors that impact FS among college students. Using the Social Cognitive Theory as a guiding framework, this review aimed to identify key influences on FI, address gaps in the literature, and highlight effective interventions that can enhance FS among this vulnerable population. This review highlights how personal/cognitive factors, behaviors, and environmental components shape college students' experiences with FI. There is a need for targeted interventions, resources, and policy changes that can help address FS-related challenges effectively in higher education.

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Food InsecurityFood SupplySocial CognitionStudentsHumansUnited StatesUniversitiesYoung Adultcollege studentscoping strategiesfood accessfood securitynutrition and food literacySocial Cognitive Theory

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PMID40419217
PMCPMC12399243

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