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Table 2

Conceptualization and operationalization: locked-in constructs

Study	Definition	Measure
Aronsson and Göransson (1999)	“Remain in their permanent jobs, and thereby with tasks and in occupations they do not regard as desirable. ” (p. 152)	“Is the company/workplace where you work today the place you wish to work at in the future?”
Aronsson et al. (2000)	“Individuals who are either not in a workplace/organization (workplace locked-in), or in an occupation (occupation locked-in), or in neither of them (double locked-in) that they preferred”	“You are currently working in <workplace>. Is it your desired workplace in the future?” (translated by a native Swedish speaker)
Fahlén et al. (2009)	“Stay in undesired work situations related to occupation or place of work or both of these conditions” (From Arronson et al., 2000) (p. 192)	“How do you like your occupation?” “How are your opportunities to find employment in another occupation?” “How do you like your present place of work?” “How are your opportunities to change your place of work?”
Fur̊ker et al. (2014)	“Considerable difficulty in finding an equally good job with some other employer” (p. 435)	“In general, what do you think of your chances at present of finding another job which is equal to or better than your current job?”
Muhonen (2010)	“Employees who have tenure, but who are not in their preferred occupation and/or workplace” (p. 200) Double locked-in: “Employees who feel that they are neither in their preferred occupation nor preferred workplace” (p. 200)	“Is your current workplace the one you would prefer in the future?” “Is your current occupation the one you would prefer in the future?” For those participants who were not in their preferred occupation: “Do you know which occupation you would prefer?” “Do you have the education required for that occupation?” “Are you taking actions in order to attain your preferred occupation?” ‘Would you rather have temporary employment in the preferred occupation over permanent employment in a non-preferred occupation?
Stengård et al. (2016)	“Being in a non-preferred workplace while at the same time perceiving low employability” (p. 152)	“Is the company/workplace where you work today the place you wish to work at in the future?” “How easy would it be for you to get another, similar job without having to change residence?”

Study	Definition	Measure
Aronsson and Göransson (1999)	“Remain in their permanent jobs, and thereby with tasks and in occupations they do not regard as desirable. ” (p. 152)	“Is the company/workplace where you work today the place you wish to work at in the future?”
Aronsson et al. (2000)	“Individuals who are either not in a workplace/organization (workplace locked-in), or in an occupation (occupation locked-in), or in neither of them (double locked-in) that they preferred”	“You are currently working in <workplace>. Is it your desired workplace in the future?” (translated by a native Swedish speaker)
Fahlén et al. (2009)	“Stay in undesired work situations related to occupation or place of work or both of these conditions” (From Arronson et al., 2000) (p. 192)	“How do you like your occupation?” “How are your opportunities to find employment in another occupation?” “How do you like your present place of work?” “How are your opportunities to change your place of work?”
Fur̊ker et al. (2014)	“Considerable difficulty in finding an equally good job with some other employer” (p. 435)	“In general, what do you think of your chances at present of finding another job which is equal to or better than your current job?”
Muhonen (2010)	“Employees who have tenure, but who are not in their preferred occupation and/or workplace” (p. 200)Double locked-in: “Employees who feel that they are neither in their preferred occupation nor preferred workplace” (p. 200)	“Is your current workplace the one you would prefer in the future?” “Is your current occupation the one you would prefer in the future?” For those participants who were not in their preferred occupation: “Do you know which occupation you would prefer?” “Do you have the education required for that occupation?” “Are you taking actions in order to attain your preferred occupation?” ‘Would you rather have temporary employment in the preferred occupation over permanent employment in a non-preferred occupation?
Stengård et al. (2016)	“Being in a non-preferred workplace while at the same time perceiving low employability” (p. 152)	“Is the company/workplace where you work today the place you wish to work at in the future?” “How easy would it be for you to get another, similar job without having to change residence?”

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