Research methodology flow diagram
Two-phase mixed-methods study: a 14-day diary study with 35 participants informing semi-structured interviews with 12 participants, followed by thematic analysis producing 6 themes across 3 research questions.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Analysis
Diary study
14 days · 35 participants
Daily survey
Challenges · impact · resolution
Affinity diagram
Miro · 5 categories
informs
Semi-structured
interviews
12 participants
From diary study pool
Transcription
Otter.ai · ATLAS.ti
yields
Thematic analysis
987 codes · 3 rounds
Round 1 → 121 themes
Round 2 → 29 themes
Round 3 → 6 themes
6 high-level themes
3 research questions
Purposive sampling across gender, geography,
occupation, family context, and remote work experience