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Table 3 Data analysis: examples of codes, categories, clusters and themes

From: Show what you know and deal with stress yourself: a qualitative interview study of medical interns’ perceptions of stress and gender

Codes (in bold in overlapping categories)

Overlapping categories

Combined in cluster

Broken down in themes

1. Perceptions of internship

Proving professional skills and knowledge

 

Show What You Know…, e.g.

2. Stressful thinking

- Having to prove yourself

3. Perceptions of stress - personality

- Prove your motivation

4. A typical day

- Doubting; women perceived to doubt more

5. Motivation

- Being noticed

6. Insecurity of not knowing everything/expectations

- Work really hard as implicit message

7. Rumination

8. Time pressure/workload

9. Doubting

10. Taking work ‘home’/not being able to ‘let go’

 

11. Planning

 

12. Prove yourself

 

Dealing with expectations

 

1. Perceptions of internship

 

… And Deal With Stress Yourself, e.g.

2. Stressful thinking

- Stressful thinking

3. Perceptions of stress - personality

- Individual differences

4. A typical day

- Work really hard increases stress

5. Motivation

Working hard

- Taking work home/not being able to ‘let go’

6. Insecurity of not knowing everything/expectations

- Feel and maintain the motivation

7. Rumination

- Planning, goal setting

8. Time pressure/workload

9. Doubting

10. Taking work ‘home’/not being able to ‘let go’

11. Planning

12. Prove yourself