Depressive symptoms and parenting alliance as mediators between food insecurity and child behavior

Abstract

AbstractThe Family Stress Model provides a versatile framework for family research, and while researchers have recently used it to explore constructs among Latinx families, few studies have used it in research about rural Latinx families. The FSM is used to examine the relations between food insecurity, maternal depressive symptoms, parenting alliance, and child behavior. Data from NC 1171, “Rural Families Speak about Health”, are analyzed in a study using path analysis for 99 Latinx participants. Results will show that maternal depressive symptoms were associated with a decrease in parenting alliance. Implications regarding food insecurity, depression, parenting, and child behavior in the context of rurality and culture are discussed.

Keywords

• depression
• parenting alliance
• food insecurity
• child behavior
• rural families