Food Insecurity and Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Analysis.

IF 1.1 3区社会学 Q3 SOCIOLOGY

Canadian Review of Sociology-Revue Canadienne De Sociologie Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI:10.1111/cars.70009

Lei Chai

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Abstract

Extensive research has demonstrated the negative impact of food insecurity on mental health; however, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship remain underexplored. Using data from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey (N = 25,703), this study investigates whether sleep problems mediate the relationship between food insecurity and mental health outcomes-specifically depressive and anxiety symptoms-and whether marital status moderates this relationship. The findings indicate that sleep problems partially mediate the effects of food insecurity on depressive and anxiety symptoms. In addition, the impact of sleep problems on these mental health outcomes is less severe among married individuals compared to their unmarried counterparts. However, marital status does not moderate the relationship between food insecurity and sleep problems, nor the relationship between food insecurity and mental health outcomes. The analysis of conditional indirect effects reveals a more pronounced mediation effect of sleep problems among unmarried individuals. These results suggest a partial protective role of marriage in mental health and underscore the importance of addressing sleep problems, particularly among unmarried individuals, in understanding the interplay between food insecurity, sleep problems, and mental health.

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食物不安全与心理健康：一个有调节的中介分析。

广泛的研究表明，粮食不安全对心理健康产生负面影响；然而，这种关系背后的中介和调节机制仍未得到充分探讨。利用2022年全国健康访谈调查（N = 25,703）的数据，本研究调查了睡眠问题是否介导了食物不安全和心理健康结果（特别是抑郁和焦虑症状）之间的关系，以及婚姻状况是否调节了这种关系。研究结果表明，睡眠问题在一定程度上介导了食物不安全对抑郁和焦虑症状的影响。此外，与未婚人士相比，已婚人士的睡眠问题对这些心理健康结果的影响不那么严重。然而，婚姻状况并不能缓和食物不安全与睡眠问题之间的关系，也不能缓和食物不安全与心理健康结果之间的关系。对条件间接效应的分析表明，在未婚个体中，睡眠问题的调解作用更为明显。这些结果表明，婚姻在心理健康方面起着部分保护作用，并强调了解决睡眠问题的重要性，特别是在未婚个体中，以了解食物不安全、睡眠问题和心理健康之间的相互作用。

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Canadian Review of Sociology-Revue Canadienne De Sociologie SOCIOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Canadian Review of Sociology/ Revue canadienne de sociologie is the journal of the Canadian Sociological Association/La Société canadienne de sociologie. The CRS/RCS is committed to the dissemination of innovative ideas and research findings that are at the core of the discipline. The CRS/RCS publishes both theoretical and empirical work that reflects a wide range of methodological approaches. It is essential reading for those interested in sociological research in Canada and abroad.