Socio-demographic Correlates and Predictors of Food Insecurity among First Year College Students

Some researchers have proposed the prevalence of food insecurity among college students is high due to students’ meal plans providing insufficient meals. The association between college students’ food security status and their meal plans have not yet been examined. In this study, United States (US) first year college students (N = 534) self-reported their food security status in the Fall 2015 and/or Spring 2016 semester(s). Objective measures of students’ meal plans were obtained from the university. Logistic generalized estimating equations (GEEs) were used to determine if students’ meal plan, and meal plan use, predicted food insecurity. Linear GEEs were used to examine several potential reasons for lower meal plan use. We found that students did not use all of their available meals. Compared to students on the most expensive (unlimited) meal plan, students on the cheapest (8 meals/week) meal plan were the most likely to report food insecurity (OR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.2, 4.1). However, in the Fall semester, 26% of students on unlimited meal plans also reported food insecurity. For students on the 180 meals/semester meal plan, food insecurity was associated with using fewer meals (OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.8, 1.0). Students who worked tended to use their meal plan less (β = −1.3, 95% CI = −2.3, −0.3). Students are reporting food insecurity while having meals left in their meal plan.

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Supplemental Material for Efficacy of Alcohol Interventions for First-Year College Students: A Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0035192.supp ◽

2014 ◽

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

First Year ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

First Year College ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Alcohol Interventions ◽

Analytic Review ◽

First Year College Students

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Supplemental Material for Correcting Exaggerated Drinking Norms With a Mobile Message Delivery System: Selective Prevention With Heavy-Drinking First-Year College Students

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1037/adb0000566.supp ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Delivery System ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

First Year ◽

Message Delivery ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students ◽

Selective Prevention

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Gambling and Alcohol Use Among First-Year College Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e520962007-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Tracey L. Rocha ◽

M. Dolores Cimini ◽

Angelina X. Diaz-Myers ◽

Matthew P. Martens ◽

Estela M. Rivero ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

First Year ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students

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Examining Vocational Exploratory Behavior in First-Year College Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e700022007-001 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Rachel F. Pickett ◽

Paul A. Gore ◽

Jane L. Swanson

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Exploratory Behavior ◽

First Year ◽

First Year College ◽

First Year College Students

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Is Pre-College Interpersonal Trauma Associated with Cannabis Use?

10.31234/osf.io/qhufj ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Terrell A Hicks ◽

Daniel Bustamante ◽

Kaitlin E Bountress ◽

Amy Adkins ◽

Dace S Svikis ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Interpersonal Trauma ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Cannabis Use ◽

First Year ◽

Southeastern Part ◽

First Year College ◽

Large N ◽

First Year College Students ◽

Experimental Use

Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates of lifetime cannabis use (i.e., experimental [use 1-5 times] and non-experimental [use ≥ 6 times]) in relation to demographics, interpersonal trauma (IPT), and alcohol and nicotine use.Participants: A large (n = 9,889) representative sample of college students at an urban college campus in the southeastern part of the United States.Methods: Participants were 4 cohorts of first-year college students who completed measures of demographic variables, cannabis, alcohol, nicotine, and IPT. Associations were estimated using multinomial logistic regressions.Results: The prevalence of lifetime cannabis use was 45.5%. Specifically, 28.1% reported non-experimental cannabis use and 17.4% reported experimental cannabis use. Race, cohort, nicotine, and IPT were associated with experimental and non-experimental cannabis use. Additionally, alcohol and sex were associated with non-experimental cannabis use.Conclusions: Results show that cannabis use is prevalent among college students and is associated with race, IPT, and other substance use.

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