Method
Design
A qualitative grounded theory was used as the
methodology for this study because the study aimed
to generate a conceptual model and develop a theory
related to role adaptation process in the perception,
action, and interaction of adolescent mothers returning
school during childrearing. Grounded theory29, 30, 31
provides guidance to explore basic social process
including human actions and interaction of adolescent
mothers who performed multiple roles. The adolescent
mothers’ responses to their roles were collected
within their social context, and then interpretation
was derived from the data. The concepts, categories,
and theory are formulated through the coding
procedures described until theoretical saturation of
the categories is reached and the theory is then refined
based on the analysis of the data.