Fifteenth International Conference on Food Studies,

Abstract

Cross-cultural instrument development is a complex process that requires the input of diverse stakeholders to ensure content validity, internal reliability, and cultural relevance. This study outlines the process of integrating mixed methods to design and test a pilot instrument, the Lifestyle Risk and Resilience Inventory among the Kichwas of the Andes Highlands. The mixed methods design utilized was a convergent sequential design which took place in four phases. Pilot quantitative results were analyzed in SPSS and triangulated with ethnographic findings using applied thematic analysis. Results indicate congruence between ethnographic and quantitative findings. The process of developing the LIRRI can be instructive to lifestyle researchers, particularly those who wish to create evidence-based interventions, treatment and policy.