Table 2.
Themes for the question “What makes you feel better?”.
| Coded Theme | Description of Theme | Example Quotations | Percentage Cover in Refugee Sample | Percentage Cover in IDP’s Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear Family Unit | Being closed to each other | “Being with my daughter”, “when I’m near my mom” | 31.8% | 13.9% |
| Support Network | Friendships, romantic relationships, and other support relationships | “friends”; “the centre’s volunteers; “boyfriend”; “support from people” | 9.7% | 2.8% |
| Religion | Having faith and hope | “Pray in Ukraine’s victory over Russia” | 13.9% | 4.3% |
| Future | Envisioning and planning the future | “Knowing I have a plan”; “thinking about the future” | 6% | 0% |
| Feeling safe | Be in a safe place | “Feeling safe here”; “not being bombed” | 4.3% | 0.9% |
| Leisure activities: | Engaged in leisure activities | “movies”; “reading books” | 6% | 29.5% |
| Helping/caring | Help and care about other people | “to help others”; “taking care of relatives” | 6% | 1.7% |
| Meaning-making Communication | Talk about the war and give an explanation about it | “Explaining to my grandson why we went away” | 7.4% | 10.5% |