Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods

Shahmir H. Ali; Srishti Gupta; Maham Tariq; Rushitha Penikalapati; Xilonen Vasquez-Lopez; Sian Auer; Channan Hanif; Niyati Parekh; Alexis A. Merdjanoff; Ralph J. DiClemente

doi:10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166

Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods

Shahmir H. Ali, Srishti Gupta, Maham Tariq, Rushitha Penikalapati, Xilonen Vasquez-Lopez, Sian Auer, Channan Hanif, Niyati Parekh, Alexis A. Merdjanoff, Ralph J. DiClemente

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This study explores a novel, mixed qualitative method to deconstruct the diet of second-generation South Asian Americans (SAAs). Online interviews of 32 second-generation SAAs were conducted usingintegrated free-listing and mind-mapping. Ranked free-lists were aggregated to identify salient drivers, while connections made within mind-maps were analyzed using social network analysis (SNA) methods. Overall, 34 distinct drivers and 247 unique connections were identified. Taste, family, and health had the highest adjusted rankings, while health displayed the strongest network centrality. Interventions aimed at second-generation SAA dietary behaviors may benefit from family-based or multi-level interventions, which consider the complex, unique dietary norms identified.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	503-521
Number of pages	19
Journal	Ecology of Food and Nutrition
Volume	61
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166
State	Published - 2022

Keywords

South Asian
acculturation
diet
second generation
social network analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Food Science
Ecology

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Ali, S. H., Gupta, S., Tariq, M., Penikalapati, R., Vasquez-Lopez, X., Auer, S., Hanif, C., Parekh, N., Merdjanoff, A. A., & DiClemente, R. J. (2022). Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 61(4), 503-521. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166

Ali, SH, Gupta, S, Tariq, M, Penikalapati, R, Vasquez-Lopez, X, Auer, S, Hanif, C, Parekh, N , Merdjanoff, AA & DiClemente, RJ 2022, 'Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods', Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 503-521. https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166

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Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods

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