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

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2469149

Evaniya Shakya, Courtney A Whetzel, Stephanie T Lanza, Muzi Na

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Abstract

Objective: Examine the relationship between the change in food insecurity status and depressive symptoms before and during COVID periods in undergraduates.

Participants: Undergraduates (n = 850) surveyed for the College Relationships and Experiences project in November 2019 (wave 1) and May 2020 (wave 2).

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.

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COVID-19大流行之前和期间大学生粮食不安全与抑郁症状之间的关系

目的：探讨大学生食物不安全状况变化与新冠肺炎前后抑郁症状的关系。参与者：在2019年11月（第1波）和2020年5月（第2波）接受大学关系和经历项目调查的本科生（n = 850）。方法：多变量logistic回归检验(1)每一波粮食不安全与抑郁症状升高之间的关系，(2)第2波抑郁症状升高与粮食不安全状态从第1波到第2波的变化之间的关系。结果：食物不安全（FI）的学生在两个时间点与食物安全（FS）的学生相比，抑郁症状升高的几率超过两倍。与那些保持FI的学生相比，从FI转变为FS的学生和那些保持FI的学生在第2波抑郁症状的几率更高。结论：大流行前FI状态是影响大流行前和大流行期间抑郁症状升高的关键因素。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.