The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and Applications
Grounded theory analysis is a method widely used by qualitative researchers. This method interprets empirical materials to formulate a theory about a particular social phenomenon. In this article, we describe the steps of grounded theory method, which comprises open coding of the material followed b...
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| description | Grounded theory analysis is a method widely used by qualitative researchers. This method interprets empirical materials to formulate a theory about a particular social phenomenon. In this article, we describe the steps of grounded theory method, which comprises open coding of the material followed by the grouping of open codes into categories that are increasingly abstracted to capture the essential meaning of the phenomenon. This depiction is offered as a set of explicit guidelines for researchers interested in the method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d545c4d82c3427691074d7b5c86bba02022-12-21T20:31:48ZengPAGEPress PublicationsResearch in Psychotherapy2499-75522239-80312013-02-0115210.4081/ripppo.2012.108The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and ApplicationsAnna Dourdouma0Kathrin Mörtl1Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Department of Psychotherapy ScienceSigmund Freud University Vienna, Department of Psychotherapy ScienceGrounded theory analysis is a method widely used by qualitative researchers. This method interprets empirical materials to formulate a theory about a particular social phenomenon. In this article, we describe the steps of grounded theory method, which comprises open coding of the material followed by the grouping of open codes into categories that are increasingly abstracted to capture the essential meaning of the phenomenon. This depiction is offered as a set of explicit guidelines for researchers interested in the method.https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/index.php/rpsy/article/view/108Grounded theorymethodologyguidelinesqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Anna Dourdouma Kathrin Mörtl The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and Applications Research in Psychotherapy Grounded theory methodology guidelines qualitative research |
| title | The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and Applications |
| title_full | The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and Applications |
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| title_short | The Creative Journey of Grounded Theory Analysis: A Guide to its Principles and Applications |
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| topic | Grounded theory methodology guidelines qualitative research |
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