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The Impact of Childhood Food Insecurity on Adult Eating Behaviors

Association Between Childhood Food Insecurity and Problematic Eating Behaviors: A Cross-sectional Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011003
Enrollment
500
Registered
2025-09-10
Start date
2025-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Seoul National University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals identified via a prescreening questionnaire as having experienced childhood food insecurity. 2. Individuals who are familiar with digital tools (e.g., smartphone use) and can complete the online survey and app-based dietary recording. 3. Individuals who consent to respond to questionnaires that include items on food insecurity experience and socioeconomic circumstances in both childhood and adulthood.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with a diagnosed history of eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) or other psychiatric disorders. 2. Individuals who are currently taking, or have taken within the past 3 months, medications that may affect eating behavior or appetite. 3. Individuals who have difficulty understanding the study information or are unable to provide voluntary informed consent. 4. Individuals who have difficulty performing core study activities (e.g., completing questionnaires, recording diet). 5. Any other individuals deemed inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Among the four eating behavior types (emotional eating, external eating, food addiction, and snacking habits), the type showing the strongest correlation with the childhood food insecurity score.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between childhood food insecurity score and eating-related psychological scales (DEBQ, YFAS 2.0, RED-13, etc.) and dietary intake (app-entered diet logs)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contactseolha Lee

Seoul National University

seolha420@gmail.com+82-2-740-8204

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026