Kopels Miriam C, Shattuck Eric C, Rocha Jennifer, Roulette Casey J
Anthropology, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Anthropology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Apr;73(4):1761-1770. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2422325. Epub 2024 Nov 20.
To examine the impact of the pandemic on a sample of college students, and test associations with food security and mental distress. A convenience sample of 132 students from a diverse U.S. institution. This is a cross-sectional study that utilized online surveys. Data was analyzed using , binary and ordinal logistic regression. 63.6% of the participants experienced employment disruption; 43.2% reported food-related hardships; and 59.9% reported reduced resource availability. Food insecure students were 4.53 times more likely to experience employment disruption ( < 0.01); those with childhood food insecurity were 8.02 times more likely to report food-related hardships ( < 0.01). Individuals reporting financial disruptions to diet were 4.32 times more likely to report resource hardships ( < 0.01). This study demonstrates that the pandemic impacted multiple aspects of life. Experiences of food insecurity greatly increased the odds of pandemic-related hardships, while those reporting more hardships experienced greater psychological distress.
为了研究疫情对大学生样本的影响，并测试与粮食安全和精神困扰的关联。从美国一所多元化机构抽取了132名学生作为便利样本。这是一项利用在线调查的横断面研究。使用二元和有序逻辑回归分析数据。63.6%的参与者经历了就业中断；43.2%报告了与食物相关的困难；59.9%报告资源可得性减少。粮食不安全的学生经历就业中断的可能性高4.53倍（<0.01）；童年时期粮食不安全的学生报告与食物相关困难的可能性高8.02倍（<0.01）。报告饮食受到经济干扰的个体报告资源困难的可能性高4.32倍（<0.01）。本研究表明，疫情影响了生活的多个方面。粮食不安全经历大大增加了与疫情相关困难的几率，而报告更多困难的人经历了更大的心理困扰。
