Figure 1
A conceptual diagram illustrating the factors influencing career sustainability. The diagram is structured into 12 focal areas, 6 themes, 3 tensions, and their interrelationships. The 12 focal areas are grouped into three categories: mental and physical demands, significance of career and achievements, and professional life. These areas are further categorized into 6 themes: mental and physical demands, significance of career and achievements, and professional life. The 6 themes are then linked to 3 tensions: tension of performance, tension of identity, and tension of work economy. Each tension is connected to aspects of career sustainability, such as time, personal meaning, personal context, professional context, individual agency, and the knot between these elements. The diagram uses arrows to show the flow and interrelationships between these components, illustrating how they collectively influence career sustainability.Conceptual diagram of the study. Source: Authors’ own work