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Discourse Analysis: A Novel Analytical Technique for Qualitative Nutrition Research

  • Author Footnotes
    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
    Jaime S. Foster
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    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
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    Connecticut Food Bank, Wallingford, CT
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  • Robin S. Grenier
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    Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
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  • Author Footnotes
    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
    Emily A. Taylor
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    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
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    Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
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    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
    Amy R. Mobley
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    Address for correspondence: Amy R. Mobley, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, 1864 Stadium Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
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    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
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    Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gaineseville, FL
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    † Dr Foster, Dr Mobley, and Ms Taylor were affiliated with the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, at the time this study was completed.
Published:May 08, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2019.04.006
Discourse Analysis: A Novel Analytical Technique for Qualitative Nutrition Research
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      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.

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