Table 1 Illustration of the steps in systematic text condensation
Step 1: | Step 2: | Step 3: | Step 4: |
|---|---|---|---|
Preliminary theme | Meaning units (direct quotation from a participant) | Condensed description | Final theme and analytical text |
Emotional regulation | "I tend to be more drawn to food items that I think will give me a sense of comfort, or treats, or like, "I'm having a bad day, so I deserve this and that". Perhaps in some periods, every day is a bad day. So I eat more, like loads of pizza for example." | Drawn to food that comfort. Eat loads of pizza in periods when every day is a bad day | Theme: Experiencing eating behaviors as coping strategies |
Analytical text: […] seek out food that comforted them […] | |||
Lack of energy | "Ehm, for me, it mainly has to do with time and energy. When I am stressed, I do not have neither the time nor the energy to eat what is good for me." | Cooking and eating healthy both have to do with surplus time and energy. Have neither the time nor the energy when stressed out | Theme: Experiencing lack of appetite and reduced capacity to plan and prepare meals |
Analytical text: […] not having time or energy to plan and prepare meals […] |