Chhabra Surbhi, Falciglia Grace A, Lee Seung-Yeon
a Department of Nutritional Sciences , University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati , Ohio , USA.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2014;53(6):678-92. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2014.933737.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between food security, social capital, and social support among urban food pantry users in Cincinnati. In-person interviews with 53 participants were completed using the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, Social Capital questionnaire, and Social Support questionnaire. Social capital was assessed through four subscales using a Likert scale, with a response range 1 to 4, and social support was measured by rating significant others' emotional, informational, and instrumental support as well as companionship (ranged from 0 to 4). The findings suggested that there were no significant associations among them. This may be due to a small sample size. Thus, the associations need to be examined with a larger sample. Further, a qualitative approach may be necessary to explore the contextual nature of social capital and social support related to food security.
本研究的目的是调查辛辛那提市城市食品救济站使用者的食品安全、社会资本和社会支持之间的关系。使用美国家庭食品安全调查模块、社会资本问卷和社会支持问卷对53名参与者进行了面对面访谈。社会资本通过四个分量表采用李克特量表进行评估，回答范围为1至4，社会支持通过对重要他人的情感、信息和工具性支持以及陪伴进行评分来衡量（范围为0至4）。研究结果表明，它们之间没有显著关联。这可能是由于样本量较小。因此，需要用更大的样本对这些关联进行研究。此外，可能需要采用定性方法来探索与食品安全相关的社会资本和社会支持的背景性质。
