Growing your own in times of crisis: the role of home food growing in perceived food insecurity and well-being during the early COVID-19 lockdown
Growing your own in times of crisis: the role of home food growing in perceived food insecurity and well-being during the early COVID-19 lockdown
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DOI：
10.35241/emeraldopenres.14186.2
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发表时间：
2021-10-13
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Hardman CA
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Mead BR;Davies JA;Falagán N;Kourmpetli S;Liu L;Hardman CA
在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，家庭粮食不安全和贫困状况有所增加，并因此采取封锁措施。家庭粮食种植与改善粮食供应和福祉有关，但不知道它在粮食供应危机和封锁期间发挥了什么作用。目前还不清楚家庭食物种植和社会限制如何影响人们对城市地区种植食物的看法（即，都市农业（Urban Agriculture）。 在2020年3月至4月英国全国封锁期间进行了一项横断面在线调查，以衡量家庭食品种植，感知的粮食不安全，幸福感和UA的意见。参与者为477名英国成年人（369名女性，平均年龄39. 57岁± 13. 36岁）; 152名参与者在疫情发生前从事家庭食品种植。将回答与大流行前从单独的参与者样本（N = 583）收集的数据进行比较，以探索对UA的看法的潜在变化。 从事家庭食品种植的参与者比不从事家庭食品种植的参与者的食品不安全水平较低（U = 19894.50，z =-3.649，p<.001，r =-0.167），幸福感较高（U = 19566.50，z =-3.666，p<.001，r =-0.168）。感知粮食不安全部分介导家庭粮食增长和福祉之间的关系;家庭粮食增长与粮食不安全程度较低，这反过来又与更好的福祉。与大流行前的参与者样本相比，UA的意见没有差异。 在大流行的早期阶段，家庭种植粮食可能对粮食安全和福祉产生了保护作用。与大流行前收集的数据相比，UA的意见是积极的，没有变化。支持家庭粮食种植和获得合适的种植空间和资源的政策可能有利于粮食系统的复原力和福祉。
Household food insecurity and poor well-being have increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting lockdown measures. Home food growing has been associated with improved food access and well-being, but it is unknown what role it plays during food supply crises and lockdown. It is also unclear how home food growing and social restrictions may affect opinions about growing food in urban areas (i.e., urban agriculture [UA]). A cross-sectional online survey was conducted during the UK national lockdown in March-April 2020 to measure home food growing, perceived food insecurity, well-being, and opinions of UA. The participants were 477 UK-based adults (369 female, mean age 39.57 years ± 13.36); 152 participants were engaged in home food growing prior to the pandemic. Responses were compared to data collected from a separate sample of participants before the pandemic ( N = 583) to explore potential shifts in opinions about UA. Participants who engaged in home food growing had lower levels of food insecurity ( U = 19894.50, z = -3.649, p<.001, r = -.167) and higher well-being ( U = 19566.50, z = -3.666, p<.001, r = -.168) than those not engaged in home food growing. Perceived food insecurity partially mediated the relationship between home food growing and well-being; home food growing was associated with less food insecurity, which in turn was associated with better well-being. There were no differences in opinions of UA compared to the sample of participants from before the pandemic. Home food growing may have had a protective effect over perceived food security and well-being in the early stages the pandemic. Opinions of UA were positive and unchanged compared to data collected pre-pandemic. Policies that support home food growing and access to suitable growing spaces and resources may be beneficial for food system resilience and well-being.