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Review
. 2019 Jul-Aug;51(7):904-911.
doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2019.04.006. Epub 2019 May 8.

Discourse Analysis: A Novel Analytical Technique for Qualitative Nutrition Research

Jaime S Foster  1 , Robin S Grenier  2 , Emily A Taylor  3 , Amy R Mobley  4
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Discourse Analysis: A Novel Analytical Technique for Qualitative Nutrition Research

Jaime S Foster et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The objective of this report was to demonstrate the use of discourse analysis as a qualitative nutrition research analysis tool based on a case study of food-insecure parents. The US Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Module served as a framework for cognitive interviews. Data were analyzed using a basic inductive technique and then reanalyzed using discourse analysis. Discourse analysis tools including position design and identity building, I and we statements, collocational patterns, and the figured world tool unveiled findings otherwise not detected using basic inductive techniques. Discourse analysis and corresponding tools can contribute to qualitative nutrition research, particularly in inductive thesis-generating work.

Keywords: discourse analysis; food security; low-income population; qualitative research.

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