Table 6.

Summary of content in the identified sub-themes in the third theme

Sub-theme	Summary of content illustrating women’s experiences
Social support and family life	Social support, including peer support, was important before, during, and after forced migration, as women exchanged emotional, informational, and instrumental social support [37, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 52, 54, 59]
	The family was a source for enduring difficult experiences, providing relief and reducing psychological distress [37, 43, 46, 49, 52, 54, 56, 59]
	Motherhood in itself was a source for resilience and agency [39, 41, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 54, 59, 60]
	Social support was essential during stressful circumstances such as pregnancy and childbirth [39]
Utilizing internal sources and strategies	Women tried to uphold daily life and their safety, living day by day [37, 39, 48, 49, 54]
	Women were hopeful of a better future, for example through religion and faith [39, 41–43, 46–49, 52–54, 56, 57, 59]
	Women stopped visiting relatives in jail [57]
	Women became violent towards their children and developed self-harming behaviors [42]
	Women succumbed to passivity and resignation as a coping mechanism [48, 59]
	Women kept their feelings concealed, were vigilant, and acted like they didn’t understand [51, 52, 60]
	Women were resourceful in: (i) getting men to be less violent and to protect themselves and others [38, 42, 51, 59]; (ii) retaining mental stability and restarted their lives when necessary [41, 54]
	Women took control of the situation by finding ways to make a living and find safe places [39, 41, 46, 48, 51, 52, 55, 59]
	Engaging in political activism was empowering [48, 54]