Table 1.

Thematic codes from the interview

Theoretical coding categories	Focused coding categories	Open coding categories	No. respondents mentioningeriod codes
			Reviewer 1		Reviewer 2		Reviewer 3
			Sources	Codes	Sources	Codes	Sources	Codes
Thriving Awareness	Perception and Appraisal of Events		17	130	16	106	19	118
		Epiphany and inspiration	12	38	9	21	14	33
		Savoring	12	50	15	41	15	62
		Self-efficacy	12	42	15	44	10	23
	Internal drive		20	123	22	95	21	129
		Contribution and sense of mission	9	17	10	14	9	23
		Faith	4	5	6	7	4	5
		Intrinsic rewards	15	42	13	33	15	41
		Self-expansion	17	59	20	41	17	60
	Self-representation		17	46	16	45	17	43
		Self-compassion	7	18	6	12	7	18
		Self-identify	15	28	15	33	13	25
	Situation-relevant Correspondences and Outcomes		20	118	22	101	21	110
		Accomplishments	19	78	19	66	19	73
		Resilience	8	16	8	13	8	16
		SOC	11	23	11	22	11	21
Supportive Environment	Social Support		20	111	20	110	20	110
		Family	7	16	7	16	7	15
		Schoolmate and peer	17	42	19	44	15	43
		Special others	13	22	11	19	13	23
		Supervisors	11	27	9	27	13	26
		Material support	4	4	5	4	4	3
	Relational Attitudes		16	43	15	41	10	35
		Attachment security	6	8	7	9	7	5
		Relational self-expansion	15	35	11	32	14	30
	Concentration		9	14	10	20	7	11
	Lifestyle		8	16	9	9	8	16