Food insecurity, healthcare, and mental health services: Examining race/ethnicity as a moderating variable

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dc.contributor.advisorSpeed, David
dc.contributor.authorLamont, Allyson
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T17:10:59Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T17:10:59Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractFood insecurity (FI), a social determinant of physical and mental health, is a public health problem. Therefore, it is unsurprising that people who are food insecure report differences in their use of, and access to, medical and mental health services. Similarly, race/ethnicity is a social determinant of health, and people who are non-White generally reported differences in service use/accessibility compared to their White counterparts. Despite these interrelationships between FI, race/ethnicity, and healthcare outcomes, no study in the Canadian literature has investigated race/ethnicity as a moderator of FI-healthcare associations. The current study addressed this gap using data from the 2015-2016 Canadian Community Health Survey. As exploratory analyses, two methods of modelling food security (FS) status were compared. Results indicated that: 1) Race/ethnicity rarely moderated FI-healthcare associations, and, 2) Interpretations of relationships at times differed based on the method of modelling FS status. Findings have implications for healthcare and poverty-related policies.
dc.description.copyright©Allyson Lamont, 2022
dc.format.extentxi, 186
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1418764345en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 11063en
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37341
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Health and medical services in society
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Ethnicity
dc.subject.disciplinePsychology
dc.subject.lcshFood security--Canada.en
dc.subject.lcshMinorities--Canada.en
dc.subject.lcshMedical care--Canada.en
dc.subject.lcshCanada.en
dc.titleFood insecurity, healthcare, and mental health services: Examining race/ethnicity as a moderating variable
dc.typemaster thesis
oaire.license.conditionother
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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