Lexicometric Analysis Research Articles

Agroecology as a new frame of reference for French agricultural policy? Insights from a lexicometric analysis of policy documents

ABSTRACT References to agroecology have gradually started appearing in national and international public policies. We examine the extent to which agroecology is becoming a frame of reference for public action in the French national and regional context. Using textual statistics, we analyzed institutional documents concerning agroecology put out by public policy actors between 2008 and the summer of 2021, and conducted interviews with key actors of the Agroecological Project for France (PAEF, Projet Agroécologique pour la France). Our analysis shows that agroecology invoked in framing texts is reclassified in the vocabulary of triple performance, dominated by the notion of economic performance. A comparative analysis of the national and regional texts reveals mismatches, especially in terms of the level of autonomy of the actors concerned, and in the processes of knowledge transfer and support for changes in agricultural practices.

Green skepticism: review and research agenda

PurposeDespite a growing interest in investigating green skepticism, there has been a paucity of effort in synthesizing green skepticism research. This study aims to synthesize extant green skepticism research. This study is useful in providing a comprehensive synthesis of research on green skepticism and identifying key gaps in the existing literature, thereby paving the way for future research directions. This research demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the dominant theories, contexts (i.e. countries), characteristics (i.e. key variables and their associations) and methods (i.e. research design) employed in green skepticism research.Design/methodology/approachA hybrid review method that combined an Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with lexicometric analysis was employed to present a comprehensive synthesis of the green skepticism literature.FindingsThe findings showed that many theories have been applied to green skepticism research with the theory of planned behavior and attribution theory being prominently used. The review also proposes a conceptual framework that illustrates the relationships between antecedents and consequences reported in the green skepticism literature. Lexicometric analysis identified six major themes in green skepticism research, including trust in green products, product-related attributes, environmental attributes, social responsibility, organic consumption and promotional campaigns.Research limitations/implicationsThis review included only papers authored in English. Consequently, studies conducted in other languages were not taken into account. Future research could broaden the understanding of green skepticism by incorporating studies conducted in different languages.Practical implicationsThis study provides practical implications for retailers, marketers and policymakers to combat green skepticism and encourage the purchase of green items. This study suggests integrating endorsements from authorized third-party organizations or celebrities into green marketing campaigns to reduce skepticism. Further, aligning corporate social responsibility efforts with genuine social welfare goals can build consumer trust. Finally, securing third-party endorsements for ecological claims will emphasize product credibility and drive green purchase intention.Originality/valueTo the authors’ knowledge, this study represents the first attempt to review the extant literature in green skepticism by integrating a systematic review approach, lexicometric analysis and the Theory-Context-Characteristics-Methodology framework. Through this approach, (1) SLR provides a detailed synthesis of green skepticism research to date, (2) Lexicometric analysis aids in the identification of key themes investigated in green skepticism research to date, and (3) the TCCM framework assists in identifying crucial avenues for future research endeavors in the realm of green skepticism.

Acceptability determinants of a proposal to reduce antiretroviral treatment to an oral two-drug regimen among patients living with HIV and physicians in France.

An oral two-drug regimen (O2DR) in the form of a once-a-day single tablet is now recommended for treatment switching and treatment initiation for HIV. In clinical care, the process of treatment change refers to adaptation issues, both individual and within the care relationship. The study aim is to present the determinants involved in the acceptability of switching to O2DR in the PROBI (Patient-Reported Outcomes BItherapy) qualitative study. The study includes 30 interviews: 15 were conducted with doctors caring for people living with HIV, 15 were conducted with patients who had been offered a change of treatment. A double analysis was carried out: lexicometric analysis to highlight the structuring of the discourse around the change in treatment and a thematic analysis to understand the associated issues more precisely. The results highlighted common concerns with respect to switching to O2DR. Also, the caregiver-patient relationship was a central determinant in treatment switching. Information, knowledge and representations of O2DR are also factors facilitating treatment change and should be taken into account for doctors' and patients' adherence.

Exposition aux événements traumatogènes et coping : analyse lexicométrique du discours de patients en service de victimologie

AimExposure to traumatic events is a common phenomenon in the general population. Indeed, according to international epidemiological studies, 80% of individuals have been exposed to at least one traumatic event during their lifetime. Traumatic events can lead to post-traumatic (post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) specific symptoms) and dissociative symptoms (PTSD nonspecific symptoms). However, few French studies in the field of the epidemiology and psychopathology of traumatic events take into account the emotional experience in individuals exposed to a traumatic event. Our research focus on (1) the characteristics of traumatic events and (2) the strategies to cope with it. MethodFourteen patients met at a victimization service participated in this study. The sample includes three men and eleven women aged between 21 and 54 (mean age=37.07 years-old; standard deviation=10.10). For the recruitment of patient, each patient was approached by the psychiatrist, head of the unit, to participate in the study during a consultation. An individual appointment was scheduled with patients for conducting the interview. Interviews were transcribed and we produced a lexicometric analysis with the software Iramuteq, based on the Alceste method. The Alceste method is a technique that consist in a modeling of the distribution of words in a speech and language patterns to identify the most words used by the subjects. ResultsResults demonstrated, (a) four types of traumatic events to which the patients were exposed (car accidents, interpersonal violence, domestic and intra-family violence), but the intensity of the subjective experience of the event does not appear in a specific class, and (b) that among the strategies used to cope with it, the use of active and problem-centered coping strategies appears explicitly in two specific classes: seeking for social support (18.40% of the corpus) and searching for information and understanding (19.10% of the corpus). DiscussionWe categorized the traumatic events to which the patients were personally exposed, nevertheless, as an event has a different impact on victims, the intensity of the subjective experience of the traumatic event was not clearly highlighted in the patient's speech. This finding suggests the need to focus on the potentially traumatic nature of the event in order to better understand the psychopathological repercussions. We described the use of adapted strategies (i.e., social support, the search for information and solutions) that may mediate the negative effects of the experience of traumatic events on the physical and mental health of victims. The use of emotional-related strategies may increase the conditional risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

The body interior in anorexia nervosa: from interoception to conceptual representation of body interior.

Body image disorders are well documented in anorexia nervosa (AN); however, knowledge of interoceptive awareness (IA) in this population remains poor. This descriptive study investigated whether and how the representation of the interior of the body may have an impact on IA. The representations and knowledge of the body interior were evaluated with a drawing task in 34 women with AN and 34 healthy controls (HCs). A lexicometric analysis was performed on the vocabulary used to describe the drawn body parts in a structured interview. It was assumed that the conceptual representation of the body interior could be affected by or influence IA. Thus, the relationship between IA, measured with the heartbeat task and the ischemia-induction test, and the drawings was explored. Other scales, such as those of body shape, awareness or satisfaction, were used to assess affective representations of the body. The drawing, lexicometric and IA results were similar in the two groups. No correlations were found among IA, body representation scores and representation level of body interior. Only the representation of bones by the AN group was significantly different. Increased visual attention to the skeleton or greater awareness of bone health could explain the stronger representation of bones in the AN group. The psychophysical therapy received by some AN participants (73%) did not seem to have influenced IA. Our results do not support a relationship between IA and the representation of the body interior.Clinical trial registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT03988218.

‘Hunger happens elsewhere, here malnutrition results from lack of proper care’: Social representations of malnutrition and processes of Othering in the Nepalese press

AbstractMalnutrition gives rise to stigmatisation worldwide and is a pressing societal issue. Drawing on social representation theory and on the process of othering, a lexicometric analysis of Nepalese press articles (N = 440) was conducted to explore if, and how, Othering of the malnourished is at play and how articles (re)construct the threat of malnutrition. The results indicate that Othering takes different forms depending on the threat the malnourished represent: (a) the malnourished in foreign countries are perceived as suffering from hunger due to a lack of social development and democracy whereas (b) the malnourished in Nepal are perceived as being afflicted because they hold traditional beliefs. However, (c) when the threat can be attributed to natural disasters, no negative attributes were associated with the malnourished in Nepal. This suggests that Othering is neither systematic nor monolithic. These findings illustrate how social psychology can address urgent societal questions while equally offering an opportunity for new theoretical developments.

Psychological adjustment and perception of patients’ relatives and healthcare providers regarding continuous deep sedation until death: A mixed-methods study.

12098 Background: France is currently in the midst of societal discussions concerning new legislation on active assistance in dying. Continuous Deep Sedation Until Death (CDSUD) is considered by some a “French exception” since 2016, but 8 years later, findings suggest that this procedure is not really clear to all, including patients, their relatives and their healthcare providers (HCP). The primary objective of this original research is to document the psychological adjustment of patients’ relatives and HCPs in the cancer context. Methods: APSY-SED (ID-RCB 2021-A03042-39) is a multicentric prospective, longitudinal and observational study, using a mixed-methods design. A lexicometric analysis of the semi-structured interviews was performed using Iramuteq software. A questionnaire survey was conducted, encompassing for relatives: anxiety and depressive symptoms (STAI-S, BDI-II); for HCPs: Professional Stress and Professional experience (Karasek questionnaire). We present here the main results at T1 (when CDSUD is implemented). Results: Main quantitative results are presented in Table I. Regarding qualitative findings, fifteen research interviews with relatives and 15 interviews with HCP were analyzed. Most frequent words associated with CDSUD were its “objectives”, its specific “temporality”, the mention of “euthanasia”, and “saying goodbye”. Confusion between CDSUD and euthanasia persists in relatives and HCPs. Conclusions: On average, relatives reported severe anxiety in the context of CDSUD. The qualitative findings regarding the main concerns shared by the relatives concerning the CDSUD temporality perceived as brutal, shed light on this anxiety. The second assessment time of this study, 6 months after death, including measures of depression, anxiety, intensity of grief reactions, will allow to specify the adjustement at mid-term. This is the first empirical study carried out in France on the adjustment of relatives and HCPs caring for patients with cancer for whom CDSUD is discussed. [Table: see text]

Outdoor hospitality performance: Through the lens of the balanced scorecard and its customer perspective

The purpose of this study is to lay the foundations for measuring customer performance in the outdoor hospitality sector and encourage relevant internal benchmarking through an adapted balanced scorecard. The literature on balanced scorecard and customer performance is classified by identifying their antecedents in the context of outdoor hospitality management. Using an inductive approach, the study employs a lexicometric analysis to identify the main categories of customer satisfaction in a well-known European camping chain. In addition, this research proposes a methodological building block adapted for camping business that integrates multiple classes and attributes into the customer perspective of the BSC model addressing the current over-simplification of this element of the model. This study highlights the importance of integrating customer feedback into a performance measurement system and provides a practical tool for managers to apply and adapt customer comments into a campsite BSC system.

Analysis of Knowledge and Satisfaction in Virtual Clinical Simulation among Nursing Students: A Mixed Study.

Virtual simulation offers a powerful educational tool with considerable, albeit underexplored potential. This technology immerses students in lifelike digital scenarios, fostering the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary for their future careers. This study aimed to assess knowledge acquisition and satisfaction outcomes among students using a virtual simulation teaching approach. The specific objectives were (1) to compare pre-and posttest knowledge acquisition, (2) to investigate the influence of prior professional experience on knowledge, and (3) to explore satisfaction levels with virtual simulation. One hundred and fifty-nine nursing students participated in a virtual simulation-based clinical intervention, entailing the resolution of a virtual adult patient hospitalized with respiratory pathology. Sociodemographic data and prior professional experience were collected, and knowledge was evaluated through pre-to-post tests. Satisfaction levels were assessed using open-ended questions. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U, and Cohen's tests, while qualitative data underwent keyword-in-context analysis. Significant differences were noted between pre- and posttest knowledge levels, with prior experience showing no significant impact on knowledge acquisition. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction. Lexicometric analysis identified four clusters of words related to the key terms "simulation", "learn", "activity", and "knowledge". Virtual clinical simulation effectively enhances knowledge acquisition and fosters satisfaction, with students recognizing the positive impact of this approach on their learning. Consequently, virtual simulation contributes to the training of competent health professionals.

Electronic shopping cart abandonment: What do we know and where should we be heading?

This paper aims to systematically review the literature on electronic shopping cart abandonment (ESCA). It analyzes the development of ESCA literature in terms of publication trends, publication outlets, number of citations, methodologies, and theoretical underpinnings. Furthermore, based on the literature synthesis, this review proposes a conceptual framework integrating the widely used antecedents, mediators, and moderators that influence ESCA. The antecedents include customer attributes and website-related factors while research and comparison mediate the relationship between these antecedents and ESCA. Using lexicometric analysis, this SLR identified key themes studied in ESCA literature over time, including customer decision-making criteria, motives and characteristics, online shopping environment, and website attributes. Further, this SLR suggests future research directions to advance ESCA literature from theoretical, contextual, and methodological perspectives. This SLR also suggests strategies for e-retailers and marketers to overcome ESCA. Overall, this review is a silver line in ESCA literature.

Emergence of the “e-patient” and “e-caregiver” around a serious game in ETP

The advent of e-health has an impact on many areas of health care practice, including TPE. The impact of the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in health care, such as serious games, remains largely unexplored in the field of e-TPE. To ask patients and health care professionals about the use of a serious game, in order to clarify the impact of these technologies on health care practices and on the relationship between caregiver and patient, as well as their advantages and limitations. A qualitative study based on the grounded theory approach, using semi-structured interviews with six health care professionals and six patients using the DRAGO© serious game, a smartphone application designed to improve compliance with allergy treatment. A lexicometric analysis was carried out, with classification by theme and sub-theme, followed by a statistical breakdown of verbatims according to whether they expressed a favorable or unfavorable opinion. 64% of professionals surveyed are in favor of digital innovations in health care, and 67% of patients. Health care professionals have reservations about their patients’ eligibility for these new technologies. In both categories, the ethical issues surrounding the emergence of e-health are positively echoed, with 69% of health care professionals and up to 83% of patients in favor. Both categories are more reserved about the impact of ICTs on the health care relationship. Health care professionals and patients alike consider the presence of ICTs in TPE to be “acceptable,” although they remain vigilant about the impact they can have on the health care relationship. These developments imply a necessary change in the practices of health care professionals, leading them to think about and encourage the emergence of the profile of tomorrow’s e-caregiver working with e-patients.

Semiarid Potigaur Science Fair and intelectual proerty: a lexicometric analysis of technological potential

Semiarid Potigaur Science Fair and intelectual proerty: a lexicometric analysis of technological potential

Combining methods to conduct a systematic review and propose a conceptual and theoretical framework in socio-environmental research

This study aims to present a combination of methods and propose robust theoretical and conceptual frameworks for solving socio-environmental issues. This proposal included the Problem, Intervention, Context, and Outcome (PICO) framework and Protocol and Reporting result with Search, Appraisal, Synthesis, and Analysis framework, and develop (PSALSAR) method through SODIP steps: (i) Systematic review and meta-analysis defining the study from guiding questions; (ii) Open-source related to software and data; (iii) Data visualization and design information; (iv) Identification of gaps, challenges and trends through automation and lexicometric analysis; and (v) Proposal of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. This proposal defines the steps as support to combine and systematize information necessary to facilitate the production of this type of document using open-access software in the visualization and design of information. All these steps are replicable and essential to propose a conceptual and theoretical framework to contribute to the construction of knowledge in socio-environmental research and to propose solutions by filling in the gaps.In summary, this combination of methods shows:•The use of SODIP steps provides robustness and efficiency in carrying out review studies, facilitating the way to propose theoretical or conceptual frameworks.•Choosing to use open-source tools is essential for better evaluation and visualization of qualitative and quantitative data in review studies.•The combination of methods and data in the systematic review (scientific, political documents. and databases) supports the proposal of robust theoretical and conceptual frameworks.

"In their own words": delineating the contours of dyspnea invisibility in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from quantitative discourse analysis

BackgroundDyspnea conveys an upsetting or distressing experience of breathing awareness. It heavily weighs on chronic respiratory disease patients, particularly when it persists despite maximal treatment of causative abnormalities. The physical, psychological and social impacts of persistent dyspnea are ill-appreciated by others. This invisibility constitutes a social barrier and impedes access to care. This study aimed to better understand dyspnea invisibility in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through quantitative discourse analysis.MethodsWe conducted a lexicometric analysis (lemmatization, descending hierarchical classification, multicomponent analysis, similarity analysis) of 11 patients' discourses (6 men, severe COPD; immediate postexacerbation rehabilitation) to identify semantic classes and communities, which we then confronted with themes previously identified using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).ResultsClass#1 ("experience and need for better understanding"; 38.9% of semantic forms, 50% of patients) illustrates the gap that patients perceive between their experience and what others see, confirming the importance of dyspnea invisibility in patients' concerns. Class#2 ("limitations"; 28.7% of forms) and Class#3 (management"; 13.1% of forms) point to the weight of daily limitations in performing basic activities, of the need to accept or adapt to the constraints of the disease. These three classes matched previously identified IPA-derived themes. Class#4 ("hospitalization"; 18.2% of forms) points to the importance of interactions with the hospital, especially during exacerbations, which constitutes novel information.ConclusionsLexicometry confirms the importance of dyspnea invisibility as a burden to COPD patients.

Integrated Paid, Owned, and Earned Media: A Hybrid Review with Lexicometric Analysis and Research Agenda

Integrated Paid, Owned, and Earned Media: A Hybrid Review with Lexicometric Analysis and Research Agenda

Exploring Nuances in American Republican Discourse: A SFL-driven Basic Content Analysis of G. Bush and D. Trump as Case Studies

This exploratory study uses a Functional-Semantic approach to language with the aim to foreground the contrasting ideological, discursive, thematic and political discourse features that mark D. Trump and George Bush's nationalistic discourse. Using a Nvivo12-facilitated CDA-oriented Basic Content Analysis (BCA), I examine 5 purposively sampled public addresses delivered by George W. Bush and Donald Trump (5 for each case) during their respective presidencies. The key findings of this lexicometric analysis disclosed subtle variations and significant intertextual connections in these two nationalistic discourse genre chains. Both discourse makers deployed certain socio-cognitive elements consistent with their discursive purposes and addressee mental models. George Bush’s sample attests to a ‘conservative Jeffersonian internationalist discourse’ that is marked by a call for Americans to think of themselves as one people, whose members are equal, rather than being in conflict with an out-group America-internally. Indeed, Donald Trump's discourse subscribes to hardline Jacksonian stream, introducing an ideological and political nationalism, characterized by heightened polarization, conspiracy theories and group essentialization. This research has broader implications for political communication, informing discussions on how language shapes political ideologies and societies. The revealed intertextual links support previous research on the intertextuality and ideological encoding of nationalistic narratives in American political discourse.

Lexical Choices of the Contemporary French Press and the Representation of Montenegro: A Lexicometric Analysis of Journalistic Discourse

The aim of this paper is to analyze how the contemporary French press used language to present Montenegro, through a corpus-based study of articles from five notable journals (Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Point, L’Obs, L’Express), published over a period of fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021. Lexicometric analysis performed with open source software IRaMuTeQ enabled us to determine the structure of the vocabulary, as well as the salient themes and “lexical worlds” shaped by the French media about Montenegro, since the restoration of its independence in 2006. Fifteen years of reporting revealed three main centers of interest: politics, tourism and sports. The study also revealed how the most common toponyms in the corpus are characterized, how adjectives participate in the intensification of media content and what specificities distinguish the five analyzed journals, regarding the treatment of particular topics and over-use or under-use of some lexical units.

Funding of research agendas about the global south in Latin America and the Caribbean: lexicometric and content analysis in Latin American scientific production

ABSTRACT The Global South has increasingly become a recurring research agenda, often originating in the Global North. There is a need to understand what these research agendas consist of and what role Latin America and the Caribbean play in defining and/or reproducing them. The purpose of this study is to understand the agendas of the Global South supported by northern agencies, based on a methodological proposal that combines lexicometric analysis of abstracts, grant data-based content analysis on scientific production, and funding data. The study identified four central agendas in the literature: (1) State role and the strength of non-western countries cooperation; (2) Decolonial research, citizen, and feminist perspectives; (3) Academic Collaboration and Education in circuits of science production and (4) Developmentalism in underdeveloped Global South countries. We identified different types of northern organizations, such as non-departmental public bodies, philanthropic and charitable foundations, guiding an agenda based on precariousness, poverty, and underdevelopment, while Latin America and the Caribbean reinforce an agenda taking the South as an example that can be applied in the North. We highlight an emergence of a multipolar world and the need to strengthen research in Latin America and the Caribbean in this context.

Key and emerging themes in gene editing: A lexicometric analysis of publications in the biological sciences (1990–2022)

Societal Impact StatementVarious techniques to modify genomes have been developed over the past decades, from molecular cloning to gene editing techniques. What are their applications? What are the key themes discussed by scientists? To answer these questions, we provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis of 14,739 scientific articles published between 1990 to 2022 showing that some themes are constant over time, such as the molecular aspects of genetics and discussions about data and software, while other themes emerged more recently. For example, CRISPR/Cas9 became prominent from 2012 onwards, and applications in agriculture and policy/regulatory implications from 2015 onwards. This mixed method opens up new spaces for dialogue between the natural and social sciences and captures the shifting boundaries of science.Summary The article analyzes publications in the biological sciences concerned with genetic engineering, in particular gene editing, between 1990 and 2022 to examine key and emerging themes. It provides a lexicometric analysis of 14,739 articles, which were subdivided into four periods (1990–2011, 2012–2015, 2016–2018, and 2019–2022). We show that certain themes are constant over time, such as the molecular aspects of genetic engineering techniques and discussions about data and software. Other themes, however, have emerged at specific moments in time: CRISPR/Cas9 became prominent from 2012 onwards and applications in agriculture and policy and regulatory implications from 2015 onwards. We observe, in particular, a semantic shift from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to crops. The article contributes to debates about the boundaries of science by shedding light on the temporal dynamics of boundary‐work and by showing how the frames of scientific debates can shift to account for the political aspects of science. We conclude that the dialogue between the natural and social sciences can be strengthened by showing that apart from scientometric approaches, there are other methods to analyze “what counts” in science.

Nature based solutions for flood risks: What insights do the social representations of experts provide?

In the context of intensification of flood risks, Nature Based Solutions constitute an interesting approach to conciliate population’s protection and biodiversity. While this recently emerging concept has been the subject of studies in social sciences, there is no work yet with a social representation approach. In this work, we propose to study Nature Based Solutions for flood risk management through the prism of social representations and how they frame the implementation of Nature Based Solutions projects in the field (obstacles and levers). We interviewed 19 flood experts who can be divided into two groups regarding Nature Based Solutions: theorists and practitioners. We studied their discourses using two types of analyses: a lexicometric analysis of the similarities and a thematic analysis. The results showed that Nature Based Solution is a social representation object in its complexity, the polarisation it creates and its technicality. The two groups of participants have different representations. The practitioners may consider the Nature Based Solutions as "greenwashing" since they are presented as new and innovative, while the theorists contrast their Nature Based Solutions’ vision with a "grey" vision influenced by French civil engineering culture and a need to control ecosystems. Both groups agree that Nature Based Solutions thinking is about "leaving more room for nature", which echoes Dunlap’s New Environmental Paradigm. Moreover, the results suggest that the expression “Nature Based Solutions” is not well suited to all actors. We encourage using the expression “vegetal engineering” which may provide an opportunity to reconnect with the techniques applied in the field. It also enhances the value of ancestral knowledge, which allows the general public to better connect with the concept.