Obstacles to food security, food pantry use, and educational success among university students: a mixed methods approach

Obstacles to food security, food pantry use, and educational success among university students: a mixed methods approach

Purpose. This study contrasts views of university students with very low or high food security scores with respect to: obstacles to healthy eating, food pantry use, and managing dietary and educational needs. Method. Comments on open-ended survey questions (n = 1374) were counted, compared, and them...

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Published in:Journal of American college health Vol. 70; no. 8; pp. 2548 - 2559
Main Authors: Weaver, Robert R., Hendricks, Sean P., Vaughn, Nicole A., McPherson-Myers, Penny E., Willis, Shari L., Terry, Shania N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Taylor & Francis 17-11-2022
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects:
Barriers
College Students
Eating Habits
Educational Needs
Educational Objectives
Food
food pantry
Food programs
Food security
Health status
Healthy food
Hunger
Mixed methods research
Needs Assessment
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Openness
qualitative research
Security (Psychology)
Social Services
Stigma
Student Experience
Student Needs
University students
food pantry
stigma
qualitative research
college students
food security
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Summary:Purpose. This study contrasts views of university students with very low or high food security scores with respect to: obstacles to healthy eating, food pantry use, and managing dietary and educational needs. Method. Comments on open-ended survey questions (n = 1374) were counted, compared, and thematically analyzed to discern differences between the two student groups. Results. Cost concerns were paramount among students with very low food security scores. Students with very low food security experienced significant challenges in reconciling dietary needs and long-term educational goals; this was not problematic among students with high food security. Students from both very low and high food security groups mostly expressed an openness to the campus food pantry, though stigma associated with its use remained a deterrent. Conclusion. While all students face similar challenges to healthy eating, food security status substantially shapes dietary health and the management of dietary and educational needs.
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ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2021.1873789