The role of material and psychosocial resources in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in diet: A structural equation modelling approach.

ABSTRACT: We examined whether material and psychosocial resources may explain socioeconomic differences in diet quality. Cross-sectional survey data from 1461 Dutch adults (42.5 (SD 13.7) years on average and 64% female) on socio-demographics, diet quality, psychosocial factors and perceptions of and objective healthiness of the food environment were used in a structural equation model to examine mediating pathways. Indicators for socioeconomic position (SEP) were income, educational, and occupational level and the 2015 Dutch Healthy Diet (DHD15) index assessed diet quality. Material resources included food expenditure, perceptions of healthy food accessibility and healthfulness of the food retail environment. Psychosocial resources were cooking skills, resilience to unhealthy food environments, ins

SUBMITTER: Hoenink JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783096 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature