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Table 2

Motivations and challenges

Categories	Themes
Categories of motivations
Thrill-seeking	A change to ordinary police work Seeking challenges
Meaningfulness	Doing good for host country Potential for personal development
Financial gain	Money as key factor Money as additional factor
Categories of challenges
Danger	Direct threats or injury Psychological stress or anxiety
Physical hardship	Poor living conditions Physically demanding work
Mental hardship	Mentally demanding assignment Inadequacy and isolation Boredom or lack of meaning
Family relations	Separation from family Protecting family
Repatriation	Aftermath of assignment Lack of organizational support Detrimental for career

Categories	Themes
Categories of motivations
Thrill-seeking	A change to ordinary police work Seeking challenges
Meaningfulness	Doing good for host country Potential for personal development
Financial gain	Money as key factor Money as additional factor
Categories of challenges
Danger	Direct threats or injury Psychological stress or anxiety
Physical hardship	Poor living conditions Physically demanding work
Mental hardship	Mentally demanding assignment Inadequacy and isolation Boredom or lack of meaning
Family relations	Separation from family Protecting family
Repatriation	Aftermath of assignment Lack of organizational support Detrimental for career

Source(s): Authors' own work