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标题：Using qualitative approaches to improve quantitative inferences in environmental psychology
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作者：Neil A. Lewis ; Mario Bravo ; Sarah Naiman 等
期刊名称：MethodsX
印刷版ISSN：2215-0161
电子版ISSN：2215-0161
出版年度：2020
卷号：7
页码：1-9
DOI：10.1016/j.mex.2020.100943
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractThis article describes the qualitative approach used to generate and interpret the quantitative study reported by Song and colleagues’ (2020) in their article, “What counts as an ‘environmental’ issue? Differences in environmental issue conceptualization across race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.” Song and colleagues (2020) describe the results of a survey documenting that, in the United States, White and high-SES respondents perceive environmental issues differently than their non-White and lower-SES counterparts, reflecting structural differences in environmental risks. While Song and colleagues (2020) discuss the survey results in detail, the discussion of the qualitative research that led to the creation of that survey was limited due to space constraints. The current article provides a more holistic account of the methods behind the Song and colleagues (2020) study by discussing the qualitative component of the research in detail. In addition to discussing how the qualitative research complements and critically informs the findings reported by Song et al., we also consider the broader implications and value of integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in environmental psychology.•Conduct qualitative study to inform quantitative design.•Use qualitative patterns to make inferences about quantitative indicators.Graphical abstractDisplay Omitted
关键词：Community-based research;Mixed methods;Focus groups