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KMID : 1124020140300030001
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Korean Social Security Studies
2014 Volume.30 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.29
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Does Hunger Affect the Formation of Trust? A Study on the Relationship between Generalized Social Trust and Food Insecurity
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Kim Wook-Jin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of food insecurity on generalized social trust. Data were obtained from Wave 6 and 7 of the Korea Welfare Panel Data. Given that the dependent variable, food insecurity, was measured not at the individual but at the household level, the study adopted generalized linear mixed models commonly used for analyses of data in multilevel structure. Results showed that food insecurity is a statistically significant negative predictor of generalized social trust(p<0.01). The findings suggest that hunger or unbalanced nutrition is not simply an individual problem associated with physical, psychological and social impairments but also a macro issue to be addressed at the societal level because of its possibility to deter building generalized social trust. Consequently, efforts to promote food security should simultaneously follow well-known policy responses in order to increase the level of generalized social trust.
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KEYWORD
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generalized social trust, food insecurity, civic participation, civic norms, perceived inequality
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