Abstract:Using survey data collected from 3,245 university students, we examined correlates of frequency of food insecurity and of grade point average (GPA), the association between food insecurity and GPA, and whether food insecurity mediates the associations between student characteristics and GPA. The results indicated that Black, Hispanic, Pell Grant–eligible, and first-generation college students were relatively frequently food insecure and that students who were more often food insecure, Black, Hispanic, or eligible for Pell Grants, tended to have lower GPAs. Moreover, indirect pathways from student characteristics to GPA via food insecurity partially mediated associations between student characteristics and GPA. These indirect pathways suggest that a portion of the association between being Black and lower GPA, for example, may be accounted for by relatively greater frequency of food insecurity among Black students. Policy implications are presented to suggest how universities, in collaboration with local and federal programs, might reduce food insecurity on campus.

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美国公立大学大学生粮食不安全与学业成绩

摘要：使用从 3,245 名大学生收集的调查数据，我们检查了粮食不安全发生频率与平均绩点 (GPA) 的相关性、粮食不安全与 GPA 之间的关联，以及粮食不安全是否在学生特征与 GPA 之间的关联中起中介作用。结果表明，黑人、西班牙裔、佩尔助学金合格的第一代大学生和第一代大学生粮食不安全的情况相对频繁，而粮食不安全、黑人、西班牙裔或有资格获得佩尔助学金的学生的 GPA 往往较低。此外，通过粮食不安全从学生特征到 GPA 的间接途径部分介导了学生特征和 GPA 之间的关联。这些间接途径表明黑人与较低 GPA 之间的部分关联，例如，可能是由于黑人学生中食品不安全的频率相对较高。提出了政策影响，以建议大学如何与地方和联邦计划合作，减少校园粮食不安全。