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theoretical saturation: a standalone construct

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Qualitative research

the point in grounded theory work at which new data no longer add properties to the developing categories, so sampling can stop.

In qualitative research, theoretical saturation refers to the point in grounded theory work at which new data no longer add properties to the developing categories, so sampling can stop. This meaning comes from Bowen (2008) in Qualitative Research.[1]

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grounding5 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs saturation4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs stop2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Bowen, G. A. (2008). Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept: a research note. Qualitative Research, 8(1), 137-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794107085301

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