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Experiences with "Acute" Food Insecurity among College Students
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Wood, J. Luke; Harris, Frank, III – Educational Researcher, 2018
This study sought to understand which racial/ethnic student groups experience food insecurity and the extent to which other external insecurities and challenges are predictive of acute food insecurity. Data were derived from the Community College Success Measure (CCSM), an institutional needs assessment tool used by colleges to examine challenges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Security (Psychology), African American Students
Food Insecurity among Community College Students: Prevalence and Association with Grade Point Average
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Maroto, Maya E.; Snelling, Anastasia; Linck, Henry – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study investigated the prevalence of food insecurity among community college students (N = 301) and the relationship between food insecurity and student grade point average (GPA). It employed a cross-sectional intercept survey, utilizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module, student self-reported GPA, and…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Security (Psychology), College Students
Food Insecurity among Community College Students: Prevalence and Relationship to GPA, Energy, and Concentration
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Maroto, Maya E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The latest U.S. government surveys indicate that one in six Americans suffer from food insecurity, which means they have trouble affording adequate food. Previous research has shown that food insecurity affects adult cognitive ability, energy levels, ability to concentrate as well as child academic success. Food insecurity has been studied in…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Academic Achievement, Security (Psychology)