Abstract
This study (N = 200) examined the relationships between food insecurity, physical health, hunger, social health, psychological distress, and academic performance while controlling for relevant socioeconomic and demographic factors. We were specifically interested in if physical health, hunger, social health, and psychological distress potentially mediated the relationship between food insecurity and academic performance. Utilizing path analysis, results suggest that physical health, social health, and psychological distress outcomes partially mediated the relationship between food insecurity and academic performance. Food insecure students often experience poor physical, social, and psychological outcomes, and efforts to adequately address food insecurity on college campuses need to take into account a variety of related hardships.