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Table 2 Coding process (Steps 1–2)

From: The missing link-participants’ perspectives on transfer from psychosocial interventional contexts to everyday community life: a qualitative synthesis of interventional studies

A prior defined theme

Subthemes

Categories (to Changes in social relationships)

Meaningful units (Dealing with social anxiety while being in the group)

Transfer to daily life

Changes in social relationships

Less anxiety in social situations

“Before that, I said no to every social get-together, or I came and went within a very short time. And that changed at least. The social anxiety actually became less because it was dealt with, by being in the group"

Changes in perceptions of life

Re-engage in contact with family

.“Every time I went home I was totally… (breathing deeply…) oh no, I can't go anymore, I've done something wrong, said something wrong, I can't… It was just like exercising—I can go next time. And I can stand it, I can handle it and the others are not a notch worse or better. And it was … it took a lot of training.”

Factors that enhance transfer

More confident in social settings

“So I'm not sitting there all the time and thinking, am I saying something wrong? Am I doing something wrong? Am I talking too much? … Those sorts of things are indirectly trained by being in these groups”

Factors that impede transfer

Keeping in touch with peers from the IMR sessions

Mental vulnerability

Meeting new friends

A desert islands

Dare to open (talking about symptoms, future goals)

Interruptions of daily rhythms and routines

More outgoing

Managing day-to-day life with mental illness

More present and engaged when with others