| Titre : | Loneliness as a Mediator in the Association Between Food Insecurity and Multiple Sleep Problems: Evidence From the 2021/22 UK Household Longitudinal Study (2026) |
| Auteurs : | Lei Chai, Auteur ; Zhuofei Lu, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | American Journal of Health Promotion (Vol. 40, n° 2, février 2026) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 149–156 |
| Langues : | Anglais |
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| Résumé : |
"Purpose
This study examines whether loneliness mediates the association between food insecurity and multiple sleep problems. Design Quantitative, cross-sectional. Setting Data were drawn from the 2021/22 wave of the UK Household Longitudinal Study, which—for the first time in the main survey—included a validated measure of food insecurity. Subjects The analytic sample included 21,650 individuals aged 18 and older. Measures Sleep problems were assessed across six dimensions using items from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Loneliness was measured using the UCLA three-Item Loneliness Scale. Food insecurity was assessed using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. Sociodemographic variables were included as covariates. Analysis Ordinary Least Squares and logistic regression models were used to examine associations between food insecurity and sleep outcomes. The Karlson-Holm-Breen method was employed to assess mediation by loneliness. Results Individuals experiencing food insecurity reported worse outcomes across all sleep problems compared to those without food insecurity (from b = .154, P Conclusion Public health interventions that address both food insecurity and loneliness may help improve sleep health." |
| Catalogueur : | RESOdoc |
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