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inductive content analysis or thematic analysis of qualitative data is the identification of key themes, concepts, and categories. the two examples used by researchers and that will be explained below are: **grounded theory** and **interpretative phenomenological analysis** (IPA)

which was invented for studying social processes. this theory involves coding (finding specific categories). in the first stage of analysis, descriptive labels are given to certain data, producing low level and high level categories. with the aim of generating a new theory based on the data.
 * grounded theory**

grounded theory differs from the traditional content analysis, since in the last categories are defined before the analysis begins. whereas the categories emerge from the data material in the first.

allows the researcher to gain an insider´s view of how individual participants make sense of the world. fro example: to investigate how people cope with serious illness. IPA is based on the same principles of identification themes and organizing them hierarchically as grounded theory.
 * interpretative phenomenological analysis** (IPA)

the data for analysis come from qualitative sources such as: semi-structured interviews, focus groups, diaries, or narrative interviews. meaning the data and analysis are not based on an existing theory or prior assumptions. IPA takes an inductive approach and supports the view that the theory can emerge from the data. the analysis in IPA is based on an interpretation of the participants experience. interested in the diversity of it, and looks for divergence and convergence in the themes. the limitation is that it is not possible for the researcher to determine whether the interpretation made really reflects the the lived experience. in the research report, the researcher will use the themes to draw conclusions, supporting them with quotations from the participants.

willings (2001) outlines the following stages as analytic strategy in IPA: 1**reading and rereading of the transcripts.** the researcher produces notes that will help him become familiar with each participant´s account. 2**identification of emergent themes.** that characterize each section of the text. they are assumed to capture something essential about the text. 3**structuring emergent themes.** list of the themes in order to relate them to each other and create hierarchies. these will get labels (descriptive/quote) 4**summary table of the structured themes and relevant quotations that illustrate each theme.** only the essential participant´s experience in relation to each question.

data saturation: analysing data until there is no new information that can be found.