Tydliga gränser. En studie om Work-life balance på ett modernt retailföretag
(2019) PSYK11 20191Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Given the increased number of people on sick-leave as a result of mental illness, we were interested in the practical implementation of Work-life balance at a company. The purpose of the study was to gain more knowledge about what meaning and importance Work-life balance has for them in both working life and private life through the employees' own descriptions. An inductive thematic analysis based on 9 interviews resulted in 3 main themes: The view on balance between private life and working life, Working conditions and Factors of the working environment. Work-life balance was described as a clear boundary between private and working life, but also as a state of well-being where factors, such as a pleasant workplace or a good salary,... (More)
- Given the increased number of people on sick-leave as a result of mental illness, we were interested in the practical implementation of Work-life balance at a company. The purpose of the study was to gain more knowledge about what meaning and importance Work-life balance has for them in both working life and private life through the employees' own descriptions. An inductive thematic analysis based on 9 interviews resulted in 3 main themes: The view on balance between private life and working life, Working conditions and Factors of the working environment. Work-life balance was described as a clear boundary between private and working life, but also as a state of well-being where factors, such as a pleasant workplace or a good salary, affected the experience of this. The result was similar to the definition of both Guest (2002) and Sonnentag, Kuttler och Fritz (2009) and showed a positive effect of the possibility of a clear boundary between private- and working life, and, by the managers, to work in a way that was self-chosen and gave a sense of wellbeing. Both staff and the company we are investigating demonstrate positive effects of the company's Work-life balance strategies. No evidence of stress or mental illness among the staff emerged from our survey, which indicates that the company's strategies around WLB work. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- Mot bakgrund av det ökade sjukskrivningsantalet som ett resultat av psykisk ohälsa var vi intresserade av den praktiska implementeringen av Work-life balance på ett företag. Syftet med studien var att genom anställdas egna beskrivningar få mer kunskap om vilken innebörd och betydelse Work-life balance har för dem i både arbetsliv och privatliv. En induktiv tematisk analys baserad på nio intervjuer resulterade i tre huvudteman: Synen på balans mellan privatliv och arbetsliv, Arbetets förutsättningar samt Arbetsmiljöfaktorer. Work-life balance beskrevs som en tydlig gräns mellan privat- och arbetsliv men också som ett tillstånd av välmående där faktorer, såsom en trivsam arbetsplats eller en bra lön, påverkade upplevelsen av detta.... (More)
- Mot bakgrund av det ökade sjukskrivningsantalet som ett resultat av psykisk ohälsa var vi intresserade av den praktiska implementeringen av Work-life balance på ett företag. Syftet med studien var att genom anställdas egna beskrivningar få mer kunskap om vilken innebörd och betydelse Work-life balance har för dem i både arbetsliv och privatliv. En induktiv tematisk analys baserad på nio intervjuer resulterade i tre huvudteman: Synen på balans mellan privatliv och arbetsliv, Arbetets förutsättningar samt Arbetsmiljöfaktorer. Work-life balance beskrevs som en tydlig gräns mellan privat- och arbetsliv men också som ett tillstånd av välmående där faktorer, såsom en trivsam arbetsplats eller en bra lön, påverkade upplevelsen av detta. Resultatet liknade definitionen av både Guest (2002) och Sonnentag, Kuttler och Fritz (2009) och visade på en positiv effekt av möjligheten till en tydlig gräns mellan privat- och arbetsliv samt, av cheferna, att jobba på ett sätt som var självvalt som gav en känsla av välmående. Personalen och företaget som vi undersöker påvisar positiva effekter av företagets Work-life balance strategier. Inga tecken på stress eller ohälsa bland personalen framkom i vår undersökning, vilket tyder på att företagets strategier kring WLB fungerar. (Less)
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- author
- Nursey, Clara LU and Råbrant, Kimberly LU
- supervisor
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- Elinor Schad LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Work-life balance, tydliga gränser, välmående, arbetsrelaterad hälsa, tematisk analys, stress, återhämtning, humor, psykisk ohälsa.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8985703
- date added to LUP
- 2019-06-19 13:27:21
- date last changed
- 2019-06-19 13:27:21
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Tydliga gränser. En studie om Work-life balance på ett modernt retailföretag}},
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