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ERIC Number: EJ1191295
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Food Insecurity and Violence in the Home: Investigating Exposure to Violence and Victimization among Preschool-Aged Children
Jackson, Dylan B.; Lynch, Kellie R.; Helton, Jesse J.; Vaughn, Michael G.
Health Education & Behavior, v45 n5 p756-763 Oct 2018
Children experiencing or witnessing violence in the home are at risk of a number of cognitive, social, and behavioral challenges as they age. A handful of recent studies have suggested that food insecurity may be one factor associated with violence against children in the home. The present study uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort to explore the link between household food insecurity during the first three waves of data collection (i.e., the first few years of life) and witnessing or being the victim of violence in the home among very young children (~ age 4). The results suggest that the predicted probability of early childhood exposure to violence and/or victimization in the home is nearly 6 times greater in persistently food-insecure households (i.e., households that are food insecure across all three waves) relative to food secure households. Limitations and avenues for future research are noted.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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