系统地调查东南地区一所大型土地授予大学的食物供应不足情况
Ralph P Hall1, Jessica Agnew2, Wei Liu3
1The School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.
PloS one
|March 6, 2024
概括
学生粮食安全是一个重大问题,16%的研究生和本科生经历了低粮食安全. 像GPA,残疾和种族这样的因素与更高的粮食不安全风险有关.
科学领域:
- 高等教育研究 高等教育研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 学生粮食安全是美国高等教育中日益关注的问题.
- 之前的研究表明,粮食安全与学生福祉/学业成绩之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查学生社会人口统计/经济特征与粮食安全之间的关联.
- 为了增加大学生粮食不安全的证据基础.
主要方法:
- 一个混合方法的研究,利用在线调查分发给35,337名本科生和研究生.
- 该调查评估了食物获取,福祉和住房安全,收到2,116个回答 (6%的响应率).
- 包括对176份学生书面陈述的分析.
主要成果:
- 16%的本科生和研究生报告粮食安全程度低或非常低.
- 与增加的粮食不安全相关的因素包括低GPA,残疾,国际/第一代/转学学生身份,食物债务,黑人/非洲裔美国人种族,心理健康不佳,不稳定的住房和缺乏医疗保险.
结论:
- 确定了大学生中粮食不安全的主要社会人口和经济预测因素.
- 强调需要加强学生支持服务,以提供食物,住房和心理健康.
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