Examining the Association of Food Insecurity with Mental Health and Academic Performance among Latinx Immigration-impacted Students
Published by Claudia Haro-Contreras, Carmen Zambrano Torres, Cecilia Ayón, and Laura E. Enriquez in the Journal of American College Health
Haro-Contreras and colleagues examine how food insecurity is related to mental health and academic outcomes among Latinx immigration-impacted students. They find the food insecurity was prevalent and was associated with higher levels of psychological distress, anxiety, and a decline in academic achievement. Self/parental immigration status and use of food pantry resources were not statistically significant moderators in this relationship.
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Food Insecurity Pipeline: How Immigration-Impacted Students in Higher Education Navigate the Food Insecurity Cycle
Published by Carmen Zambrano Torres, Claudia Haro-Contreras, Cecilia Ayón, and Laura E. Enriquez in Families in Society
Zambrano Torres and colleagues examine how immigration-impacted college students experience food insecurity in their day-to-day lives. They identify a food insecurity pipeline as students’ experiences of food insecurity begin early in childhood in their homes and continue in their adulthood on their college campuses.
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