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Arbetsplats på hemmaplan under en rådande pandemi - En kvalitativ studie om hur socionomer upplever att hemarbete påverkar deras hälsa och arbetsmiljö

Berisha, Nurije LU and Sopjani, Saranda LU (2021) SOPA63 20211
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study aims to analyze how social workers experience that working from home during a prevailing pandemic has affected their health and work environment. The method of this study was made with qualitative interviews where seven social workers from different municipalities in Sweden were interviewed. The results show both negative and positive effects of working from home. The risk that emerge for employees' mental health are feelings of emptiness. At the same time, positive factors such as reduced stress also emerge. In terms of motivation, both advantages and disadvantages of working from home are demonstrated. What emerges is that motivation increases with an increased sense of self-control of one's working day, but also risks... (More)
This study aims to analyze how social workers experience that working from home during a prevailing pandemic has affected their health and work environment. The method of this study was made with qualitative interviews where seven social workers from different municipalities in Sweden were interviewed. The results show both negative and positive effects of working from home. The risk that emerge for employees' mental health are feelings of emptiness. At the same time, positive factors such as reduced stress also emerge. In terms of motivation, both advantages and disadvantages of working from home are demonstrated. What emerges is that motivation increases with an increased sense of self-control of one's working day, but also risks decreasing with a lack of collegial support and encouragement. (Less)
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author
Berisha, Nurije LU and Sopjani, Saranda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Work from home, work environment, health, psychosocial work-environment, social worker, Covid-19, coronapandemic
language
Swedish
id
9049157
date added to LUP
2021-06-08 15:14:19
date last changed
2021-06-08 15:14:19
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  abstract     = {{This study aims to analyze how social workers experience that working from home during a prevailing pandemic has affected their health and work environment. The method of this study was made with qualitative interviews where seven social workers from different municipalities in Sweden were interviewed. The results show both negative and positive effects of working from home. The risk that emerge for employees' mental health are feelings of emptiness. At the same time, positive factors such as reduced stress also emerge. In terms of motivation, both advantages and disadvantages of working from home are demonstrated. What emerges is that motivation increases with an increased sense of self-control of one's working day, but also risks decreasing with a lack of collegial support and encouragement.}},
  author       = {{Berisha, Nurije and Sopjani, Saranda}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Arbetsplats på hemmaplan under en rådande pandemi - En kvalitativ studie om hur socionomer upplever att hemarbete påverkar deras hälsa och arbetsmiljö}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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