"Like, What Else Could Go Wrong?" Multiple Contextual Stressors in Food Insecure Households

Food insecurity is often considered in isolation from other stressors, limiting our contextual understanding of individual or familial experiences. Hence, this study examined families in their unique contexts, recognizing the myriad of hardships they experienced. Informed by the cumulative risk fram...

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Published in:Journal of poverty 2021-06, Vol.25 (4), p.386-407
Main Authors: Sensoy Bahar, Ozge, Ali, Samira, Iwaki, Tomoko J., Dean-Assael, Kara, Arias, Diana M., Jones, Jayson K., Whorten Lang, Victoria, Latorre, Maria Cristina, McKay, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Families
Families & family life
Food
food insecurity
Food security
Households
Mental health
multiple stressors
New York State
Public health
qualitative
Stress
Unemployment
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Summary:Food insecurity is often considered in isolation from other stressors, limiting our contextual understanding of individual or familial experiences. Hence, this study examined families in their unique contexts, recognizing the myriad of hardships they experienced. Informed by the cumulative risk framework, in-depth interviews were conducted with 59 caregivers recruited from food pantries in New York. Analytic induction techniques were used for data analysis. In addition to food insecurity, limited income and unemployment, mental health, physical health, and public assistance were identified. Most participants experienced multiple stressors concurrently. These findings have implications for developing interventions grounded in families' experiences and needs.
ISSN:1087-5549
1540-7608
DOI:10.1080/10875549.2020.1840485