Effects of Food Insufficiency and Family Structure on Parental Aggravation and Child Outcomes
Location
SU-003
Start Date
2-5-2025 11:40 AM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Food insufficiency is a detrimental crisis that impacts families facing financial hardships across the United States. Research finds that economic difficulties and child maladaptive development are negatively associated because parental stress is exacerbated by financial hardships affecting parental sensitivity to their children. The current study uses the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) data from the 2021-2022 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). It builds on these findings, investigating the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation on child behavioral outcomes across different family structures in the COVID-19 post-pandemic economic era. The current study analyzes the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation, examining how this relationship influences child behavior. Additional analyses uncover the direct and indirect effects of the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation on child behavioral outcomes across different family structures. The results support the hypothesis that food insufficiency leads to increased parental aggravation, which correlates with greater child maladjustment outcomes; providing support for the need for intervention programs to mitigate the effects of food insufficiency.
Faculty Sponsor
Naida Silverthorn
Effects of Food Insufficiency and Family Structure on Parental Aggravation and Child Outcomes
SU-003
Food insufficiency is a detrimental crisis that impacts families facing financial hardships across the United States. Research finds that economic difficulties and child maladaptive development are negatively associated because parental stress is exacerbated by financial hardships affecting parental sensitivity to their children. The current study uses the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) data from the 2021-2022 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). It builds on these findings, investigating the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation on child behavioral outcomes across different family structures in the COVID-19 post-pandemic economic era. The current study analyzes the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation, examining how this relationship influences child behavior. Additional analyses uncover the direct and indirect effects of the relationship between food insufficiency and parental aggravation on child behavioral outcomes across different family structures. The results support the hypothesis that food insufficiency leads to increased parental aggravation, which correlates with greater child maladjustment outcomes; providing support for the need for intervention programs to mitigate the effects of food insufficiency.