Peer-reviewed article
Daily food insecurity and parent and child well-being: Variation in associations by food insecurity type
Caitlin T. Hines, Samantha Steimle, Rebecca M. Ryan ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined how different types of food insecurity affect parent and child well-being in a rural, low-income US household sample. The research tracked daily food insecurity experiences and outcomes for 272 parents and their school-aged children. Results show that both parent and child well-being decline as food insecurity becomes more severe, and that children are negatively affected even when their own food consumption is not directly restricted.
Key points
- Negative effects on parent and child well-being increase with food insecurity severity
- Child functioning is impaired even when the child's food consumption is not directly affected
- Different aspects and types of food insecurity have varying impacts on outcomes
- Sample was predominantly rural and low-income (61.4% Latinx, 8.6% Black, 30.0% White/other)
- Daily repeated observations were used to measure food insecurity and well-being
Limitations
The document provides only abstract-level information and does not detail the specific measurement instruments, well-being outcomes assessed, or statistical analyses used. The cross-sectional or longitudinal nature of the study design is not fully clarified from this excerpt.
Abstract
Food insecurity undermines children’s social-emotional development, but less is known about how different aspects of food insecurity differentially impact outcomes. Food insecurity can vary in severity and in whether parents or children within a household directly experience it. Using repeated daily observations of food insecurity and parent and child well-being, this study examines how different types of food insecurity shape outcomes. Drawn from a predominantly rural, low-income sample of parents (N = 272, 90% mothers, mean age = 35, 61.4% Latinx, 8.6% Black, 30.0% White/other) and their school-aged children (ages 4–11, 50% female), results indicate that negative effects on parent and child well-being increase alongside food insecurity severity, and that child functioning is impaired even when their food consumption is not affected.
Findings the Hub has extracted
Each claim below is labelled by its type of design and links back to this report.
- Intervention
- Observation and measurement of different types of daily food insecurity experiences
- Population
- 272 parents (90% mothers, mean age 35) and school-aged children ages 4-11 (50% female) from predominantly rural, low-income households (61.4% Latinx, 8.6% Black, 30.0% White/other)
Key finding
Negative effects on parent and child well-being increase alongside food insecurity severity
Hines et al. · OpenAlex · 30 Sept 2025