TY - JOUR
T1 - Mapping drivers of second-generation South Asian American eating behaviors using a novel integration of qualitative and social network analysis methods
AU - Ali, Shahmir H.
AU - Gupta, Srishti
AU - Tariq, Maham
AU - Penikalapati, Rushitha
AU - Vasquez-Lopez, Xilonen
AU - Auer, Sian
AU - Hanif, Channan
AU - Parekh, Niyati
AU - Merdjanoff, Alexis A.
AU - DiClemente, Ralph J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by as seed grant from the New York University South Asian Health and Research Group (SAHARA).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - South Asian
KW - acculturation
KW - diet
KW - second generation
KW - social network analysis
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U2 - 10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166
DO - 10.1080/03670244.2022.2056166
M3 - Article
C2 - 35345954
AN - SCOPUS:85127577767
VL - 61
SP - 503
EP - 521
JO - Ecology of Food and Nutrition
JF - Ecology of Food and Nutrition
SN - 0367-0244
IS - 4
ER -