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Live-in migrant home care workers in Germany: Stressors and resilience factors.

Milena Kriegsmann-RabeKatja MausNina HiebelConstantin KleinFranziska Geiser
Published in: PloS one (2023)
Live-ins reside in an ambiguous setting, exposed to both structural and individual strains. However, external and internal resilience factors contribute to a generally positive attitude toward their job and indicate the agency of this precariously employed group. A socially anchored appreciation of their work and an officially controlled expansion of free time are mandatory to improve the working conditions of live-in care workers.
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