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Differences in Types of Stigma Between Demographic Groups Among College Students With Food Insecurity
Rachel L Vollmer1, Teresa Drake1, Sokonie Reed2
1Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
Objective:
Compare stigma constructs across demographic and student characteristics among food-insecure college students.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study recruited college students with food insecurity to complete an online survey to report food security status, food insecurity-related stigma (personalized stigma, disclosure concerns, negative self-image, and public attitudes), and demographic characteristics. One-way analysis of variance and independent t tests were used to assess differences in stigma.
Results:
Seventy-seven students with food insecurity completed the online survey. First-generation students with very low food security reported higher disclosure concerns than students with marginal/food security (F[2,73] = 3.16, P = 0.05) and non-first-generation students (t[74] = -1.99, P = 0.05), respectively. White students reported less personalized stigma than non-White students (t[72] = 2.01, P = 0.04).
Conclusions And Implications:
This research identifies groups of students who may have higher disclosure stigma and past stigmatizing experiences.
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