Table 4.
Main and Interaction Effects of Adult and Child Food Insecurity on Children’s Mental Well-Being.
Predictor | Sadness | Fear | Anger | Positive affect | ||||||||
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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 |