Methoden vergleichen

	Digitale thematische Analyse	Thematische Analyse
Fachgebiet	Qualitativ	Qualitative Forschung
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2006 (base method); digital application 2010s	2006
Urheber	Virginia Braun & Victoria Clarke (base method); extended to digital data contexts by qualitative digital researchers from the mid-2000s onward	Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
Typ	Qualitative data analysis method	Method
Wegweisende Quelle	Braun, V. & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.	Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101.
Aliasnamen	online thematic analysis, social media thematic analysis, digital TA, web-based thematic analysis	TA, Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Verwandt	5	3
Zusammenfassung	Digital Thematic Analysis applies Braun and Clarke's six-phase thematic analysis framework to qualitative data generated in or harvested from digital environments — including social media platforms, online forums, blogs, digital interview transcripts, and user-generated web content. It retains the same systematic coding logic as standard thematic analysis while incorporating additional decisions about data demarcation, platform context, and the ethical handling of publicly available digital material.	Thematic Analysis (TA) is a qualitative research methodology for identifying, analyzing, and reporting patterns (themes) in qualitative data. Developed systematically by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke (2006), TA is flexible and accessible, applicable across diverse theoretical frameworks and data types, making it one of the most widely used qualitative methods in psychology, health research, and social sciences.