Publication date: Mar 16, 2026
To investigate relationships among food security status severity, multilevel food insecurity coping strategies, and depression in single female caregivers of children. A convenience sample of US caregivers (n = 86) with high poverty rates provided cross-sectional survey data in 2022-2023. We used regression to examine associations among key variables. We documented high rates of food insecurity (76%) and depression (78%). More severe food insecurity was associated with more depressive symptoms (P = 0. 004) and greater use of community, interpersonal, and individual food insecurity coping strategies (P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Caregivers | caregivers |
| Coronavirus | coping behavior |
| Depressive | depression |
| Food | food insecurity |
| women |
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