Föräldraledighet som en kompetensutvecklande period i livet
(2008)Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of the study was to examine whether parental leave can serve as capacitating period in life. More specifically our aim was to get a deeper comprehension of the abilities and competencies developed through parental leave and how these can be of use to the individual when at work. 12 semistructured interviews were conducted with employees from a large organization in the south of Sweden. The results were analyzed using a hermeneutic approach. The results of the study show that competencies and abilities such as effectiveness, organizing, multitasking, leader abilities, communication, sensitivity, limiting skills, mindfulness, acceptance, self-confidence and life balance were enhanced during parental leave. However, it was often... (More)
- The aim of the study was to examine whether parental leave can serve as capacitating period in life. More specifically our aim was to get a deeper comprehension of the abilities and competencies developed through parental leave and how these can be of use to the individual when at work. 12 semistructured interviews were conducted with employees from a large organization in the south of Sweden. The results were analyzed using a hermeneutic approach. The results of the study show that competencies and abilities such as effectiveness, organizing, multitasking, leader abilities, communication, sensitivity, limiting skills, mindfulness, acceptance, self-confidence and life balance were enhanced during parental leave. However, it was often rather difficult to assess whether a competency or ability was developed through the parental leave as such or through parenthood in general. (Less)
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- author
- Delling, Mattias and Sjöholm, Lina
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2008
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Psychology, competencies, abilities, parental leave, capacitating, Psykologi
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1315309
- date added to LUP
- 2009-02-27 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2009-11-17 12:56:01
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abstract = {{The aim of the study was to examine whether parental leave can serve as capacitating period in life. More specifically our aim was to get a deeper comprehension of the abilities and competencies developed through parental leave and how these can be of use to the individual when at work. 12 semistructured interviews were conducted with employees from a large organization in the south of Sweden. The results were analyzed using a hermeneutic approach. The results of the study show that competencies and abilities such as effectiveness, organizing, multitasking, leader abilities, communication, sensitivity, limiting skills, mindfulness, acceptance, self-confidence and life balance were enhanced during parental leave. However, it was often rather difficult to assess whether a competency or ability was developed through the parental leave as such or through parenthood in general.}},
author = {{Delling, Mattias and Sjöholm, Lina}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Föräldraledighet som en kompetensutvecklande period i livet}},
year = {{2008}},
}