Association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms in college students before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tác giả: Stephanie T Lanza, Muzi Na, Evaniya Shakya, Courtney A Whetzel
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 248.83 Adolescents and college students
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Journal of American college health : J of ACH , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 692215

Tóm tắt

OBJECTIVE: Examine the relationship between the change in food insecurity status and depressive symptoms before and during COVID periods in undergraduates. PARTICIPANTS: Undergraduates ( METHODS: Multivariable logistic regression examined the association between (1) food insecurity and elevated depressive symptoms at each wave and (2) elevated depressive symptoms at wave 2 and change in food insecurity status from wave 1 to wave 2. RESULTS: Food insecure (FI) students had over twice the odds of elevated depressive symptoms at both timepoints compared to their food-secure (FS) counterparts. Compared to those who stayed FS, students who changed from FI to FS and those who remained FI had higher odds of depressive symptoms at wave 2. CONCLUSIONS: Pre-pandemic FI status is a crucial factor influencing elevated depressive symptoms both before and during the pandemic.