Table 4 Main categories, themes and codes from data in relation to positive (+) and negative (−) daily life transitions
Categories (Daily Life Transitions) | Themes | Codes |
|---|---|---|
Making friends | Cross cultural relationships (+/−) | New social networks (−) |
Levels of friendships (+) | ||
Friendship attributes (+) | ||
Friendship facilitators (+) | ||
Commonalty of medicine (+) | ||
Meeting places (−) | Appropriateness of space (−) | |
Alcohol (−) | ||
Personal space (−) | Greeting practices (−) | |
Gender (−) | ||
Religion (−) | ||
Maintenance of own culture (+/−) | Dress code (+/−) | |
Acceptable mixing (+/−) | ||
Cross-cultural communication | Proficiency in English Language (+) | English demographics (+) |
Perceptions of proficiency (−) | ||
Implications of proficiency (−) | ||
Social proficiency in communication (−) | Colloquiums (−) | |
Accommodation of diversity (−) | ||
Number of languages (+) | ||
Other Daily Life Transitions | Discrimination (−) | Examples of discrimination (−) |
Implications of discrimination (−) | ||
Social/Work balance (+) | Managing household chores (−) | |
Facilitators in attaining balance (+) |