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Rättsmedicinalverket som arbetsplats: ”Kan du känna dig säker?”: En kvalitativ studie om hur anställdas sociala välbefinnande påverkas av att arbeta inom en sluten institution
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The National Board of Forensic Medicine as a workplace: “Can you feel safe?” : A qualitative study on how employee well-being is affected by working within a closed institution (English)
Abstract [sv]

Rättsmedicinalverket som sluten institution är en expertmyndighet inom rättsväsendet som finns på sex skilda platser runt hela landet som omfattar cirka 500 medarbetare. Varje år görs det cirka 500 rättspsykiatriska undersökningar i Sverige. Omvårdnadspersonal på Rättsmedicinalverket hanterar dagligen individer som kommer från häktet, som mår psykiskt dåligt och behöver stöttning. Vissa av dessa fall kan vara väldigt tunga och påverkar de anställdas välbefinnande negativt. Personalen i sin arbetsroll måste se människan bakom brottet och därför agera som lojala, tillitsfulla och objektiva, vilket kan vara både krävande och svårt. Med hänsyn till institutionens karaktär har studien använt sig av en socialpsykologisk ansats och ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt. Med hjälp av teoretiska utgångspunkter i Kazemis modell om socialt välbefinnande och Goffmans teori om totala institutioner har studien sökt förståelse för problemet. Syftet med studien var att undersöka det sociala välbefinnandet hos personal inom den slutna institutionen Rättsmedicinalverket. Tio semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med omvårdnadspersonal på Rättsmedicinalverket, varav 8 var män och 2 kvinnor. Resultatet visade bland annat att personalen värderade sina sociala relationer högt, både mellan kollegor och chefer, samt med de intagna. Det framhöll även att personalen använde sig av en rad copingstrategier för att hantera arbetets specifika karaktär. Vidare visade resultatet den slutna institutionens beroende av säkerhet-/infrastruktur för hanteringen av det dagliga arbetet. 

Abstract [en]

The National Board of Forensic Medicine is a closed institution and an expert authority within the legal system, that includes around 500 employees located in six different locations throughout the country. Every year, about 500 forensic psychiatric examinations are conducted in Sweden. Nursing staff at the National Board of Forensic Medicine deal with individuals daily who come from custody, are mentally unwell and require support. Some of these cases can be very heavy and negative for the well-being of the employees. In their role, the staff must see the person behind the crime and therefore act with loyalty, being trustworthy, and objective, which can be both demanding and difficult. The purpose of the study was to investigate the social well-being of staff at the closed institution National Board of Forensic Medicine. Considering the nature of the institution, the study used a social-psychological approach. Using theoretical frameworks such as Kazemi´s model of social well-being and Goffman's theory of total institutions, the study sought understanding of the problem. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with nursing staff at National Board of Forensic Medicine, of which 8 were men and 2 were women. The result showed, among other things, that the staff valued their social relationships highly, both among colleagues and with the inmates. The result also showed that the staff used a range of coping strategies to deal with the specific nature of their work. Furthermore, the result showed that the functioning of the closed institution depended on its security and infrastructure. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 44
Keywords [en]
social well-being, total institutions, group membership, coping strategies, social security
Keywords [sv]
socialt välbefinnande, totala institutioner, grupptillhörighet, copingstrategier, social säkerhet
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Social Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22534OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22534DiVA, id: diva2:1758779
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2023-05-23 Created: 2023-05-23 Last updated: 2023-05-23Bibliographically approved

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