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Relationships among food insecurity, perceived stress, general self-efficacy, and obesity in female heads-of-household with children
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Relationships among food insecurity, perceived stress, general self-efficacy, and obesity in female heads-of-household with children
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Havrilla
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Lucille Sanzero
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D'Alonzo
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Karen T.
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Ayres
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Cynthia G.
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Cynthia G. Ayres
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Edward J.
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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Obesity is a significant issue in the United States with approximately 36% of adults being classified as obese. The etiology of obesity encompasses physical, environmental, behavioral and societal factors. Empirical evidence indicates that among vulnerable populations, obesity exists in the presence of household food insecurity; however, the relationship is not directly causal. Furthermore there are gender differences in the prevalence of obesity in vulnerable populations. To date, these relationships are not well understood. Theory suggests that in vulnerable populations, resource availability, relative risk and health status are related. Theory further suggests that general perceived stress and general self-efficacy are related to both food insecurity and obesity and they may mediate the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. This study explored the relationships among food insecurity, general perceived stress, general self-efficacy, and obesity in female heads-of-household between the ages of 18 and 59 with one or more children under 18 years of age. The Core Food Security Module, the General Perceived Stress Questionnaire, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, calculated Body Mass Index and calculated waist-to-hip circumference ratio were used to measure the study variables. Female heads-of-households, recruited through two food pantries and one community action agency were invited to participate in the study through staff referral. Data were collected from 86 participants from November 2015 through February 2016. Two mediational models were tested. Results indicated a positive relationship between food insecurity and general perceived stress, general perceived stress and obesity, and general self-efficacy and obesity. However, the relationship between food insecurity and obesity was not significant. These findings indicate that the role of general perceived stress and general self-efficacy as mediators of the relationship between food insecurity and obesity was not supported. This study adds to the body of knowledge through confirmation of the absence of direct causality in the relationship between food insecurity and obesity and supports further investigation to determine the mechanisms of coexistence in vulnerable populations.
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1 online resource (xi, 155 p. : ill.)
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Women heads of households
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Food security
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Obesity
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by Emily Havrilla
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Emily
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2016-04-11 22:41:53
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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