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Published on: June 5, 2016
Perceived Childhood Food Insecurity is Associated with Decreased Adult Intuitive Eating
Lily J Langley1, Mackinsey K Shahan1, David H Holben2
1Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS; The Center for Health and Sports Performance, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.
Objective:
To assess the relationship between adult intuitive eating and perceived food security during childhood.
Methods:
A survey was conducted consisting of the Intuitive Eating Scale-2 and the 6-item short form of the US Household Food Security Module modified to assess perceived food security status in participants aged 0-17 years. Student, faculty, and staff participants (n = 331) were primarily White, women, and aged 18-24 years. Analyses included descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Kendall's Tau-b correlations.
Results:
Overall, perceived childhood food insecurity was negatively correlated with adult intuitive eating (Tb = -0.1, P = 0.03) and body-food choice congruence (Tb = -0.1, P = 0.03). When stratified by gender, among women, perceived childhood food insecurity was negatively correlated with adult intuitive eating (Tb = -0.1, P = 0.04).
Conclusions And Implications:
Perceived childhood food insecurity and adult intuitive eating warrant further exploration to identify those who may benefit from intuitive eating education.
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