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A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis
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Thematic analysis is an increasingly popular method for analysing qualitative data within the social sciences. Current guides for conducting thematic analysis promote the method’s broad flexibility across research designs, which has resulted in criticism that the method lacks the rigour and structure necessary for credible academic research. Recognizing the challenges faced by qualitative scholars, I developed and present an 8-step prescriptive approach specific to abductive methodologies incorporating many concepts from seminal works in thematic analysis, and importantly maintaining the balance of theorising with empirical data, which is the core of abductive research.
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The paper presents an 8-step prescriptive guide for conducting abductive thematic analysis, balancing empirical data with extant theory. It argues this structured approach addresses criticisms of thematic analysis as lacking rigour while remaining specific to abductive research designs.
Key findings
- Proposes an 8-step process: transcription and familiarisation, coding, codebook, development of themes, theorising, comparison of datasets, data display, and writing up.
- Abductive thematic analysis should produce latent themes, with theorising as a distinct step where existing theory guides but does not determine explanation; theory can be refined, changed, adapted, or consolidated when data do not fit.
- Recommends at least 2–3 rounds of coding and a codebook with label, definition, “when to use”/“when not to use” criteria, and an example quotation; thematic network analysis can show how themes derive from codes.
- Uses examples from the author’s research on ski resort employees and volunteer tourism, including consolidating “fun” and “exciting” codes into “enjoyable work” and combining Bourdieu’s practice theory with Blumer’s symbolic interactionism.
Methods
- Conceptual/methodological paper, not an empirical study; develops an 8-step guide initially during the author’s PhD and refined through the author’s own research and teaching.
- Integrates concepts from thematic analysis (e.g., codebook from Guest et al., 2012; thematic network analysis from Attride-Stirling, 2001) with seminal abductive research principles.
- Illustrates steps with examples from the author’s prior studies, including ski resort employees and volunteer tourism projects.
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- The paper states it is not a one-size-fits-all or flexible method for all thematic analysis; it is tailored specifically to abductive research methodologies.
- The paper notes that advocates of reflexive/inductive thematic analysis have disregarded the codebook as positivistic, and that quantification of qualitative data is often impossible and unnecessary for exploratory conceptual understanding.
- Evident from the text: the guide is based on the author’s experience and selected examples rather than systematic empirical validation or comparison with other abductive thematic analysis guides.
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“However, quantification is not necessary for qualitative thematic analysis.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Step (6) Comparison of Datasets
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“Presenting quotations also improves trustworthiness, as the veracity of the raw empirical data is difficult to challenge, and is a method for demonstrating reflexivity by giving voice to the participants independent of your personal opinions or feelings (Guest et al., 2012).”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Step (8) Writing Up
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“Current guides for conducting thematic analysis promote the method's broad flexibility across research designs”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abstract
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“The theoretical contributions produce a degree of generalizability, as the theorisation of the raw data transcends the individualised social setting, as it has links to existing knowledge and understanding (Coffey & Atkinson, 1996).”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abductive Data Analysis
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“A thematic network analysis technique can address these concerns.”
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“Accordingly, abductive research is described as recursive and iterative because theory is generated theory, but also theoretical development is culled in areas where phenomena are adequately explained by extant literature (Timmermans & Tavory, 2012).”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abductive Data Analysis
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“which has resulted in criticism that the method lacks the rigour and structure necessary for credible academic research.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abstract
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“In the case of abductive thematic analysis, latent themes should always be the outcome as theorisation is central to abductive reasoning, as shall be discussed in the following step.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Step (4) Development of Themes
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“Thematic analysis is an increasingly popular method for analysing qualitative data within the social sciences.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abstract
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“This is an important part of abductive thematic analysis, making it distinct from other guides to qualitative analysis.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Step (5) Theorising
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“Overall, the consolidation of an abductive research design with thematic analysis is an effective tool for gathering rich understanding from participant narratives, while ensuring findings have theoretical generalizability (Coffey & Atkinson, 1996).”
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“However, like with Step 6, there is no requirement for data display to be quantified.”
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“maintaining the balance of theorising with empirical data, which is the core of abductive research.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Abstract
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“Braun et al. (2019) specifically point to the similarities between their approach to thematic analysis with grounded theory, interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), and the active role of the researcher in generating themes.”
§ A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis A Guide to Abductive Thematic Analysis > Introduction
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“This method can act as a point of departure for any exploratory qualitative data analysis, when a researcher wishes to incorporate theoretical frameworks to guide the research findings.”
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“Many researchers also cite Braun and Clarke (2006), yet within their methodology, there is no mention of researcher reflexivity central to their style of analysis.”
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Guides for abductive research designs are lacking.
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There is limited discussion of an abductive approach to thematic analysis in the qualitative research literature.
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Coding is a cyclical act, as the first round of coding rarely succeeds in identifying all codes.
“Coding is a cyclical act, as the first round of coding rarely succeeds in identifying all codes and, therefore, it is recommended to undertake at least 2-3 rounds of coding.”
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When abductively analysing data, often reviewers will question if an academic has over-reached and whether theoretical contributions are truly representative of the raw data.
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Stephens, D., Stodter, A., & Timmis, M. A. (2026) · Sports Coaching Review · doi:10.1080/21640629.2026.2692178
Lappeman, J., Nordoff, M., Daly, A., & Cheteni, P. (2026) · International Journal of Bank Marketing · doi:10.1108/ijbm-11-2025-0959
van den Brink, N., Vos, M. B.-D., & Visch, V. (2026) · Maternal and Child Nutrition · doi:10.1111/mcn.70214
“We employed an abductive approach to thematic analysis (Thompson 2022), combining inductive and deductive methods to examine how parents coped with the value tension between the child's dietary health and the parent's non‐health values (Convenience, affordability, enjoyment for both parent and…”
McFadden, K., Harrison, N. J., Rose, S., Hollinshead, G., Rankin, N. M., Weber, M. F., Nickel, B., Houssami, N., & Dodd, R. H. (2026) · Nicotine & Tobacco Research · doi:10.1093/ntr/ntag141
Moen, H. W., & Kjekshus, L. E. (2026) · Administration & Society · doi:10.1177/00953997261459593
“The analytical process was inspired by Thompson’s guide to abductive thematic analysis (Thompson, 2022) and continued throughout the interviews, familiarization with data, and reading of the interview transcripts.”
Small change or big bang? The shift from legacy to new space project planning
Paravano, A., Locatelli, G., & Trucco, P. (2026) · Acta Astronautica · doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2026.07.011
The missing link: developing intellectual capital through corporate heritage practices
Fraboni, P. F. L., Pizzichini, L., Borin, E., & Vrontis, D. (2026) · Journal of Intellectual Capital · doi:10.1108/jic-07-2025-0281
Çakar, K., Cai, W., Chaperon, S., Ağbay, N. C., & Uzut, İ. (2026) · Tourism Planning & Development · doi:10.1080/21568316.2026.2702419
Noureddine, R., Hardouin, J.-B., & Arsandaux, J. (2026) · Discover Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12982-026-02147-y
“We used Qualitative Thematic Analysis to systematically explore the textual data in depth [16, 19].”
Decolonizing Public Relations Ethics: Insights from Ghana’s Cultural Context
Afriyie, D. N. O., Anani-Bossman, A., & Iddrisu, F. (2026) · Journal of Media Ethics · doi:10.1080/23736992.2026.2706199
Defining thresholds for good environmental status using structured expert elicitation
McKellar, L., Chaigneau, T., Valanko, S., McQuatters‐Gollop, A., Vina-Herbon, C., Kazer, S., & Hiddink, J. G. (2026) · ICES Journal of Marine Science · doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsag144
Arstorp, A.-T., & Svendsen, A. C. (2026) · PRACTICE · doi:10.1080/25783858.2026.2706168 · Cited by 1
Harkko, J. (2026) · International Journal of Public Health · doi:10.3389/ijph.2026.1609505
“Empirical findings were grouped inductively and interpreted abductively to develop plausible explanations and formalize the LEL framework [20, 21].”
Andrikos, G. P., Smith, C. A., Hatfield, M., & Ciccarelli, M. (2026) · International Journal of Disability Development and Education · doi:10.1080/1034912x.2026.2701416
Reflexivity, health work and the role of teachers: an Australian primary school case study
Chong, M. H. L., Rossi, T., Ryan, M. E., & Taylor, N. M. (2026) · Teachers and Teaching · doi:10.1080/13540602.2026.2714237
Epistemic engulfment by proptech and finance in Canadian housing
St-Hilaire, C. (2026) · City · doi:10.1080/13604813.2026.2700087
Baláž, R., & Kalandrova, A. (2026) · European Journal of Social Work · doi:10.1080/13691457.2026.2711128
Wang, B., Mundal, I. P., Fortuna, K. L., Grønvik, C. K. ., Eines, T. F., & Storm, M. (2026) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076261469387
Salazar, S., & Sellnow, D. D. (2026) · Health Communication · doi:10.1080/10410236.2026.2711899
Ruotsalainen, S., Hokkanen, P., Porras, J., & Kuivalainen, O. (2026) · Information Systems Management · doi:10.1080/10580530.2026.2716613
“We draw on earlier research, the strengths of the DC view described above, and the methodology literature (Lochmiller, 2021; Myers & Newman, 2007; Saldaña, 2014; Thompson, 2022; Williams & Moser, 2019).”
Boyall, K., Burch, S. L., & Berbés‐Blázquez, M. (2026) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10319713/v1
Liang, D., Tian, X., & Sun, S. (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1912074
“Following the analytical logic outlined by Thompson (2022), the analysis proceeded through an iterative movement between empirical observation and theoretical interpretation.”
Folk Theories of Journalistic Authority in the Wake of the 2024 Valencia Floods
Palmer, R. A., & Doyle, V. (2026) · Digital Journalism · doi:10.1080/21670811.2026.2722015
Fossen, J. A. V., Watson, G. P., Schuster, A. M., Baker, N. M., Chang, C.-H., & Cotten, S. R. (2026) · Career Development International · doi:10.1108/cdi-08-2025-0477
Högström, J., Hummelstedt, I., & Kosunen, S. (2026) · European Educational Research Journal · doi:10.1177/14749041261481559
Cong‐Lem, N., & Khanh-Quynh, T. T. (2026) · SN Social Sciences · doi:10.1007/s43545-026-01674-4
“Data were analysed using abductive thematic analysis (Tavory and Timmermans 2014; Thompson 2022), involving iterative movement between the empirical material and the theoretical concepts of perezhivanie and object-oriented agency.”
Diaspora marketing in sport: football shirts, belonging and nostalgia across borders
Norrito, A., Widdop, P., & Chadwick, S. (2026) · International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship · doi:10.1108/ijsms-06-2025-0277
Gomes, C., Klatter, E. B., Meeuwisse, M., & Severiens, S. E. (2026) · Research in Post-Compulsory Education · doi:10.1080/13596748.2026.2721871
Digital Circumvention as Platform Co-governance – A Case Study of a Food Delivery Platform
Sæther, R., & Farshchian, B. A. (2026) · Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) · doi:10.1007/s10606-026-09548-2
“As such, the themes were semantic themes, described as “summarized content capturing surface level information about what was explicitly said” (Thompson 2022).”
InfluentialGreener active pharmaceutical ingredients: perspectives of European healthcare professionals
Puhlmann, N., Heni, Y., Vidaurre, R., Moermond, C., Kümmerer, K., Sikanen, T. M., & Olsson, O. (2026) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-026-15145-2
“Next, inductive content analysis was applied to the empirical data generated [52].”
Schmidt, M., Dahl-Jørgensen, T. C., Farshchian, B. A., & Moalagh, M. (2026) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-032-36676-4_7
Gendered experiences of sublet housing platforms in Stockholm
Kefala, L. (2026) · International Journal of Housing Policy · doi:10.1080/19491247.2026.2725158
Stöllman, Å., Molin, F., & Eliasson, K. (2026) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1888516
“As coding progressed, the analysis became increasingly abductive: the researchers iteratively moved between the empirical material and relevant theory on organizational health-promoting factors to refine and interpret emerging patterns (28).”
Westermeyer, J. C. B., Jacob-Dazarola, R., Piñones, E., & Sanders, E. (2026) · International Journal of Technology and Design Education · doi:10.1007/s10798-026-10116-4
Rikala, J., Ylönen, M., Forsman, P., Kulmala, P., Kuusinen-Laukkala, A., & Hämäläinen, R. (2026) · Vocations and Learning · doi:10.1007/s12186-026-09398-5
“The analysis was made up of three iterative and reflexive phases that combined inductive thematic analysis and meaning condensation (Braun & Clarke, 2006; Thompson, 2022).”
InfluentialGalvis, L., Boso, À., Hofflinger, À., & Popartan, L. A. (2026) · Current Sociology · doi:10.1177/00113921261488210
Yan, T., & Zhang, L.-X. (2026) · International Journal of Music Education · doi:10.1177/02557614261487085
Joshi, R., & Sharda, P. (2026) · Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management · doi:10.1108/jstpm-02-2025-0039
Speldewinde, C., & Infantino, S. (2026) · Early Childhood Education Journal · doi:10.1007/s10643-026-02363-w
Astuti, R. B., Emaliana, I., Iswahyuni, I., & Hamamah, H. (2026) · Reflective Practice · doi:10.1080/14623943.2026.2735373
Tan, V. Y., Ahsan, K., & Yadlapalli, A. (2026) · Industrial Management & Data Systems · doi:10.1108/imds-02-2026-0278
Asmundardottir, D. S., Hauge, Å. L., & Seibt, B. (2026) · Local Environment · doi:10.1080/13549839.2026.2677070
AI-Mediated Vocational Pedagogy in Transition
Karstensen, S., Lahn, L. C., Berntsen, S. K., & Aakernes, N. (2026) · VETNET Conference Series · doi:10.21240/vetcon/2026/ecer/69
Dahka, Z. Y., & Koivumäki, T. (2026) · Journal of Business Models · doi:10.1108/jobm-08-2026-0025
Self-reflection in managers’ collaborative learning
Laajala, M., Lämsä, T., Lehesvuori, S., Riivari, E., & Hämäläinen, R. (2026) · Studies in Continuing Education · doi:10.1080/0158037x.2026.2749759
Abstraction of the concept of military logistics
Hellberg, R., & Ekwall, D. (2026) · Journal of Defense Analytics and Logistics · doi:10.1108/jdal-12-2025-0033
Fraboni, P. F. L., Baccarini, L., Moschini, G., & Pizzichini, L. (2026) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-026-06499-y
Enablers and barriers of active school commuting in regional Australia: a mixed-methods study
Lam, H. Y., Ahuja, K., & Hills, A. P. (2026) · Critical Public Health · doi:10.1080/09581596.2026.2748738
Levelling up the Narrative Evaluation Practices of Indie Video Game Developers
Flint, A. (2026) · Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play · doi:10.1145/3800965.3834673
“Abductive thematic analysis [29] will be conducted, enabling iterative comparison between empirical player accounts and existing academic and industry narrative GUX frameworks [19, 24–26], producing a synthesised interpretive framework that offers the most plausible explanation of GUX across both…”
Configurational recognition: how interpretive possibilities take shape in qualitative analysis
Pagliarussi, M. S. (2026) · Qualitative Research Journal · doi:10.1108/qrj-05-2026-0245
Ubur, S. D., Figueira, I., & Branham, S. M. (2026) · International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS) · doi:10.1145/3797867.3832758
“Sunday analyzed the full corpus using abductive qualitative thematic analysis, iterating between data-driven coding and theory-informed interpretation [7, 8, 39].”
The dark side of impact fintech ecosystems: unstraining the “tug of war” among stakeholders
Freischlag, B. L. A., & Bittencourt, B. A. (2026) · Qualitative Research in Financial Markets · doi:10.1108/qrfm-04-2026-0185
Metadata
- Authors
- Thompson, J.
- Affiliations
- Edinburgh Napier University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Thompson, Jamie
- ORCID
- Thompson, Jamie
- Venue
- The Qualitative Report
- Publisher
- Nova Southeastern University
- Published
- 2022-05-20
- ISSN
- 1052-0147 (ISSN-L)
- 2160-3715
- OpenAlex
- W4280585239
- Semantic Scholar
- 2765f40bd6e8e0d8bc9c1eddbd129fba2be5cbad
- Cited by
- 493
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 131 · 2025: 174 · 2024: 124 · 2023: 58 · 2022: 6
- FWCI
- 195.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- The Qualitative Report (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology and Education Studies
- Keywords
- abductive research, thematic analysis, qualitative data analysis, scientific rigor, research methodology
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