The psychological toll of food insecurity

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dc.creatorAlloush, Mo
dc.creatorBloem, Jeffrey R.
dc.date2022-12
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:36Z
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:08:49Z
dc.descriptionWe investigate the relationship between food insecurity and psychological distress among a sample of poor households in Lebanon. We first document large unconditional differences in various measures of psychological distress based on whether a respondent lives in a household experiencing acute food insecurity. Next we show that these differences persist even when accounting for heterogeneity by interview timing, geography, and other characteristics. Considering results across a variety of regression specifications, we find that experiencing acute food insecurity increases scores on a psychological distress index by at least 0.16 standard deviations. These results carry implications for the literature on the mental health consequences of food insecurity and poverty alleviation policy.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141279
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95924
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAlloush, Mo; and Bloem, Jeffrey R. 2022. The psychological toll of food insecurity. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 204(December 2022): 618-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.10.021
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectpoverty alleviation
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectfood vouchers
dc.subjectpsychological well-being
dc.subjectpsychological distress
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectmental stress
dc.titleThe psychological toll of food insecurity
dc.typeJournal Article

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