TY - JOUR
T1 - Childhood reports of food neglect and impulse control problems and violence in adulthood
AU - Vaughn, Michael G.
AU - Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
AU - Naeger, Sandra
AU - Huang, Jin
AU - Piquero, Alex R.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Food insecurity and hunger during childhood are associated with an array of developmental problems in multiple domains, including impulse control problems and violence. Unfortunately, extant research is based primarily on small convenience samples and an epidemiological assessment of the hunger-violence link is lacking. The current study employed data from Wave 1 (2001-2002) andWave 2 (2004-2005) of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). The NESARC is a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized U.S. residents aged 18 years and older. Participants who experienced frequent hunger during childhood had significantly greater impulsivity, worse self-control, and greater involvement in several forms of interpersonal violence. These effects were stronger among whites, Hispanics, and males. The findings support general theoretical models implicating impulse control problems as a key correlate of crime and violence and add another facet to the importance of ameliorating food neglect in the United States.
AB - Food insecurity and hunger during childhood are associated with an array of developmental problems in multiple domains, including impulse control problems and violence. Unfortunately, extant research is based primarily on small convenience samples and an epidemiological assessment of the hunger-violence link is lacking. The current study employed data from Wave 1 (2001-2002) andWave 2 (2004-2005) of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). The NESARC is a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized U.S. residents aged 18 years and older. Participants who experienced frequent hunger during childhood had significantly greater impulsivity, worse self-control, and greater involvement in several forms of interpersonal violence. These effects were stronger among whites, Hispanics, and males. The findings support general theoretical models implicating impulse control problems as a key correlate of crime and violence and add another facet to the importance of ameliorating food neglect in the United States.
KW - Food neglect
KW - Interpersonal violence
KW - Reactive aggression
KW - Self-control
KW - Violence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962106772&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph13040389
DO - 10.3390/ijerph13040389
M3 - Article
C2 - 27043598
AN - SCOPUS:84962106772
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 13
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 4
M1 - 389
ER -