Publication Type
Journal Article
Book Title/Conference/Journal
Journal of Poverty
Year
4-2022
Abstract
Poverty and food insecurity have been related to lower cognitive functioning and psychological distress. However, how these interrelated concepts interact with each other remains unexamined. We examine how food insecurity mediates the relationship between a) poverty and cognitive capacity, and b) poverty and psychological distress. Four hundred and nineteen adults participated in a cross-sectional survey on household food insecurity. Mediation analysis revealed that the indirect effects of poverty on both cognitive capacity and psychological distress via food insecurity were significant. Future interventions aiming to alleviate poverty and improving mental health, can therefore consider including food security strategies as a potential action lever.
Keywords
Cognitive capacity, foodinsecurity, poverty, psychological distress
Disciplines
Social Welfare
Subject(s)
Applied or Integration/Application Scholarship
ISSN/ISBN
1087-5549
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
DOI
10.1080/10875549.2021.1910102
Version
publishedVersion
Language
eng
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Format
application/PDF
Citation
NAGPAUL, Tania; SIDHU, Dalvin Jit Kaur; and CHEN, Jinwen.
Food insecurity mediates the relationship between poverty and mental health. (2022). Journal of Poverty. 26, (3), 233.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_reports/21
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2021.1910102