Intra-and Interpersonal Factors Buffer the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Mental Well-Being Among Middle Schoolers

摘要

BACKGROUND Food insecurity (FI) is a significant predictor of feelings of isolation in children, as well as suicide ideation and depression. Using a census of public middle school-aged children, we seek to determine whether FI is associated with suicide ideation and feelings of hopelessness and how individual and school community factors can alleviate or exacerbate this relationship.