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D3b Personality Traits associated With Food and Housing Insecurity Among University Students
Key Words
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, material hardship, emotional stability, openness, conscientiousness, personality, big five
Short Description
Defined as inadequate access to food and housing due to financial constraints, food insecurity and housing insecurity are among the most common material hardships among college students. Personality traits predict financial wellbeing in the general population, yet little is known whether personality is also associated with college students’ material wellbeing. Using a cross-sectional survey from 2019 on 3149 college students at the University of Alabama, we designed a study on the association between the Big-Five personality traits and food and housing insecurities. We fitted binary and ordered logit models, controlling for demographic, financial, and spending characteristics. An estimated 43 percent of the sample experienced food insecurity while 49 percent reported housing insecurity after entering college. Two-thirds of the sample experienced either hardship; 27 percent experienced both. Lower emotional stability and higher openness were associated with greater odds of food insecurity and housing insecurity. Lower conscientiousness was associated with higher odds of food insecurity and any/both insecurities. Spending priorities partially mediated the personality-hardships correlation. Our findings advanced the understanding of determinants of college students’ material wellbeing to the realm of personality. Research on interpersonal differences in material hardships may benefit by factoring in personality.