Saturation – a one-size-fits-all fallacy: A critique rooted in phenomenological and qualitative content analysis perspectives
Published online on April 20, 2026
Abstract
Qualitative Research, Ahead of Print.
This paper challenges the universal application of saturation across qualitative methodologies. Saturation is often used to justify sample sizes and findings in qualitative research, yet its relevance varies across methodological approaches. Despite ...
This paper challenges the universal application of saturation across qualitative methodologies. Saturation is often used to justify sample sizes and findings in qualitative research, yet its relevance varies across methodological approaches. Despite ...