Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik
Abstract Objective: The present study aims at measuring the association between household food insecurity and psychological distress in adolescents in Inuit communities, concurrently and overtime from childhood to adolescence. Design: The study used measures of internalising behaviours (anxiety, wit...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1368980020000117 2024-09-09T19:48:15+00:00 Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik Bradette-Laplante, Maude Courtemanche, Yohann Desrochers-Couture, Mireille Forget-Dubois, Nadine Bélanger, Richard E Ayotte, Pierre Jacobson, Joseph L Jacobson, Sandra W Muckle, Gina 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980020000117 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1368980020000117 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Public Health Nutrition volume 23, issue 14, page 2615-2625 ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 journal-article 2020 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980020000117 2024-07-31T04:04:19Z Abstract Objective: The present study aims at measuring the association between household food insecurity and psychological distress in adolescents in Inuit communities, concurrently and overtime from childhood to adolescence. Design: The study used measures of internalising behaviours (anxiety, withdrawn attitude, somatic complaints and depression) as indicators of psychological distress during adolescence, a concurrent measure of household food insecurity in adolescence and an assessment of longitudinal patterns of household food insecurity from childhood to adolescence. We collected descriptive information at birth, childhood and adolescence on potential confounders. Setting: Inuit communities of Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada Participants: The study consisted of 212 participants from the Nunavik Child Development Study, who have been assessed at birth, childhood (mean age = 11 years, range = 9–13 years) and adolescence (mean age = 18 years, range = 16–21 years). Results: Concurrent severe household food insecurity in adolescence was associated with higher measures of psychological distress: depression ( β std = 0·26, P < 0·01) and withdrawn attitude ( β std = 0·20, P = 0·04). Persistent household food insecurity (both at childhood and adolescence) was associated with higher levels of adolescent depression ( β std = 0·18, P = 0·02) and anxiety ( β std = 0·17, P = 0·03). Conclusions: Adolescents from Nunavik living with higher food insecurity and those having experienced food insecurity in both childhood and adolescence were more likely to report symptoms of psychological distress. Considering the high level of distress experienced by young Inuit, existing initiatives to reduce food insecurity in Nunavik communities should be targeted to include children and adolescents. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Nunavik Cambridge University Press Canada Nunavik Public Health Nutrition 23 14 2615 2625 |
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Abstract Objective: The present study aims at measuring the association between household food insecurity and psychological distress in adolescents in Inuit communities, concurrently and overtime from childhood to adolescence. Design: The study used measures of internalising behaviours (anxiety, withdrawn attitude, somatic complaints and depression) as indicators of psychological distress during adolescence, a concurrent measure of household food insecurity in adolescence and an assessment of longitudinal patterns of household food insecurity from childhood to adolescence. We collected descriptive information at birth, childhood and adolescence on potential confounders. Setting: Inuit communities of Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada Participants: The study consisted of 212 participants from the Nunavik Child Development Study, who have been assessed at birth, childhood (mean age = 11 years, range = 9–13 years) and adolescence (mean age = 18 years, range = 16–21 years). Results: Concurrent severe household food insecurity in adolescence was associated with higher measures of psychological distress: depression ( β std = 0·26, P < 0·01) and withdrawn attitude ( β std = 0·20, P = 0·04). Persistent household food insecurity (both at childhood and adolescence) was associated with higher levels of adolescent depression ( β std = 0·18, P = 0·02) and anxiety ( β std = 0·17, P = 0·03). Conclusions: Adolescents from Nunavik living with higher food insecurity and those having experienced food insecurity in both childhood and adolescence were more likely to report symptoms of psychological distress. Considering the high level of distress experienced by young Inuit, existing initiatives to reduce food insecurity in Nunavik communities should be targeted to include children and adolescents. |
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Bradette-Laplante, Maude Courtemanche, Yohann Desrochers-Couture, Mireille Forget-Dubois, Nadine Bélanger, Richard E Ayotte, Pierre Jacobson, Joseph L Jacobson, Sandra W Muckle, Gina |
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Bradette-Laplante, Maude Courtemanche, Yohann Desrochers-Couture, Mireille Forget-Dubois, Nadine Bélanger, Richard E Ayotte, Pierre Jacobson, Joseph L Jacobson, Sandra W Muckle, Gina Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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Bradette-Laplante, Maude Courtemanche, Yohann Desrochers-Couture, Mireille Forget-Dubois, Nadine Bélanger, Richard E Ayotte, Pierre Jacobson, Joseph L Jacobson, Sandra W Muckle, Gina |
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Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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Food insecurity and psychological distress in Inuit adolescents of Nunavik |
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food insecurity and psychological distress in inuit adolescents of nunavik |
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