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. 2022 Sep;36(7):1123–1132. doi: 10.1177/08901171221089627

Table 4.

Main and Interaction Effects of Adult and Child Food Insecurity on Children’s Mental Well-Being.

Predictor Sadness Fear Anger Positive affect
B SE p-value B SE p-value B SE p-value B SE p-value
Intercept 54.46 3.98 <.001 52.05 3.53 <.001 54.90 3.74 <.001 44.21 3.53 <.001
Age −0.04 0.10 .689 0.07 0.09 .398 0.08 0.09 .389 −0.04 0.09 .610
Sex (male) 1.66 2.10 .430 −0.55 1.87 .769 0.72 1.97 .717 0.56 1.86 .764
Ethnicity (Hispanic) 3.54 1.88 .060 0.43 1.67 .798 0.80 1.77 .650 2.76 1.66 .099
Race
 Black 2.83 1.76 .109 0.17 1.57 .915 −4.15 1.66 .013 3.96 1.56 .012
 Mixed/other −1.54 1.87 .411 −1.07 1.66 .519 −2.55 1.75 .147 2.17 1.65 .190
Marital status (separated/single) 0.65 1.47 .655 0.87 1.30 .507 1.86 1.38 .179 −0.32 1.30 .805
Education
 ≤ High school −2.74 1.77 .122 −1.50 1.57 .340 −1.68 1.66 .312 1.65 1.56 .293
 Some college −1.58 1.75 .367 −2.36 1.56 .130 0.13 1.65 .940 2.79 1.55 .073
Income (<$20,000) −0.45 1.59 .780 −0.83 1.41 .557 −1.19 1.50 .427 −0.48 1.41 .732
Employment
 Not employed 0.04 1.71 .982 −1.92 1.52 .207 −0.23 1.61 .888 1.07 1.52 .481
 Part-time −1.90 1.86 .308 −2.10 1.66 .206 −1.85 1.75 .293 −0.72 1.65 .665
Number of children −1.31 0.54 .015 −1.41 0.48 .003 0.06 0.50 .905 0.19 0.48 .692
Adult food insecurity 1.91 1.84 .302 5.03 1.64 .002 0.24 1.73 .889 −0.83 1.63 .612
Child food insecurity 4.08 3.33 .221 2.12 2.96 .474 −0.004 3.13 .999 −1.71 2.95 .563
Adult and child food insecurity 5.26 3.87 .175 2.50 3.44 .467 6.48 3.64 .076 −4.44 3.43 .196
R2 .175 .155 .091 .096