Migrant workers' demographic characteristics, resource mobilization patterns post-migration, valence of COVID-19 crises and perceived employability outcomes
| Participant | Age | Gender | Education | Resource mobilization post-migration | COVID-19 crisis | Perceived employability outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant 1: Levente | 50s | Male | Bachelor tertiary education | Resource gain spiral (relocation, social network ties, stable accommodation, secure employment) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 2: Lili | 20s | Female | Secondary vocational education | Threat of resource loss (health decline due to emotionally demanding job) and resource gain (new ‘perfect’ job) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 3: Emma | 20s | Female | Master tertiary education | Resource loss spiral (loosing employment, period of unemployment | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 4: Bence | 40s | Male | Primary education | Resource loss (loosing valued colleague) and threat of resource loss (connecting with family members) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 5: Greta | 20s | Female | Secondary vocational education | Resource loss spiral (separation from partner, loosing accommodation and employment) | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 6: Fanni | 40s | Female | Master tertiary education | Resource gain cycle (relocation, regained social network, finding job in field of profession) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 7: Dorka | 30s | Female | Secondary education | Resource gain cycle (relocation, finding perceivably higher quality employment) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 8: Dominik | 20s | Male | Secondary vocational education | Resource gain cycle (giving up employment, moving home, working together with family members) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 9: Botond | 20s | Male | Primary education | Resource loss cycle (deteriorating health due to low quality of work, loosing employment, promised new employment does not materialize) | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 10: Rebeka | 40s | Female | Secondary education | Threat of resource loss (deteriorating health due to low quality of work) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 11: Aron | 30s | Male | Secondary vocational education | Resource gain cycle (finding better quality employment, relocating to better accommodation) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant | Age | Gender | Education | Resource mobilization post-migration | COVID-19 crisis | Perceived employability outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant 1: | 50s | Male | Bachelor tertiary education | Resource gain spiral (relocation, social network ties, stable accommodation, secure employment) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 2: | 20s | Female | Secondary vocational education | Threat of resource loss (health decline due to emotionally demanding job) and resource gain (new ‘perfect’ job) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 3: | 20s | Female | Master tertiary education | Resource loss spiral (loosing employment, period of unemployment | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 4: | 40s | Male | Primary education | Resource loss (loosing valued colleague) and threat of resource loss (connecting with family members) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 5: | 20s | Female | Secondary vocational education | Resource loss spiral (separation from partner, loosing accommodation and employment) | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 6: | 40s | Female | Master tertiary education | Resource gain cycle (relocation, regained social network, finding job in field of profession) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 7: | 30s | Female | Secondary education | Resource gain cycle (relocation, finding perceivably higher quality employment) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 8: | 20s | Male | Secondary vocational education | Resource gain cycle (giving up employment, moving home, working together with family members) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
| Participant 9: | 20s | Male | Primary education | Resource loss cycle (deteriorating health due to low quality of work, loosing employment, promised new employment does not materialize) | Negatively valenced career shock | Negative employability |
| Participant 10: | 40s | Female | Secondary education | Threat of resource loss (deteriorating health due to low quality of work) | Source of resource stress | Resource stress |
| Participant 11: | 30s | Male | Secondary vocational education | Resource gain cycle (finding better quality employment, relocating to better accommodation) | Positively valenced career shock | Positive employability |
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