Thematic networks: an analytic tool for qualitative research

Attride-Stirling, Jennifer

doi:10.1177/146879410100100307

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Thematic networks: an analytic tool for qualitative research

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Attride-Stirling, Jennifer·2001·Qualitative Research

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The growth in qualitative research is a well-noted and welcomed fact within the social sciences; however, there is a regrettable lack of tools available for the analysis of qualitative material. There is a need for greater disclosure in qualitative analysis, and for more sophisticated tools to facilitate such analyses. This article details a technique for conducting thematic analysis of qualitative material, presenting a step-by-step guide of the analytic process, with the aid of an empirical example. The analytic method presented employs established, well-known techniques; the article proposes that thematic analyses can be usefully aided by and presented as thematic networks. Thematic networks are web-like illustrations that summarize the main themes constituting a piece of text. The thematic networks technique is a robust and highly sensitive tool for the systematization and presentation of qualitative analyses.

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Transcripts were double coded by RAA and an independent person guided by Attride-Stirling stages of thematic network analysis.
“To ensure rigour and accuracy of the software coding process, the transcripts were doubled coded by RAA and an independent person guided by Attride-Stirling [30] stages of thematic network analysis.”
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Scholars have reached limited agreement about how thematic analysis should be performed.
“Scholars have reached limited agreement about how thematic analysis should be performed (Attride-Stirling, 2001; Boyatzis, 1998; Tuckett, 2005).”
From Conducting Thematic Analysis with Qualitative Data (2021) · cites this paper as Attride-Stirling, 2001
Thematic analysis is one of the most used but often poorly defined approaches in the qualitative research community.
“Thematic analysis is one of the most used but often poorly defined approaches in the qualitative research community.”
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The review employed a thematic synthesis approach to describe themes as recurrent units of meaning within and across studies.
“Reflecting the research questions, we employed a thematic synthesis approach [28], or an approach that seeks to describe themes as recurrent ‘units of meaning’ within and across studies, to synthesise insights from individual studies [29, 30].”
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This work draws on current best practice guidance.
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Authors: Attride-Stirling, J.
Affiliations: Commission for Health Improvement, England,
Venue: Qualitative Research
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2001-12
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Pages: 385-405
ISSN: 1468-7941 (ISSN-L)
1741-3109
DOI: 10.1177/146879410100100307
OpenAlex: W2170816415
Semantic Scholar: 83d1f46f34613d1dc9c93777a8b6796e1f912bd2
Cited by: 5,506
References: 40
Citations by year: 2026: 238 · 2025: 321 · 2024: 382 · 2023: 424 · 2022: 441 · 2021: 520 · 2020: 434 · 2019: 395 · 2018: 373 · 2017: 349 · 2016: 309 · 2015: 283 · 2014: 242 · 2013: 235 · 2012: 192
FWCI: 25.06
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Qualitative Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Computational and Text Analysis Methods
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Keywords: thematic networks, thematic analysis, qualitative data analysis, analytic process, text summarization

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