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”Socialt välbefinnande och distansarbete”: En kvalitativ undersökning om anställdas upplevelser av socialt välbefinnande i relation till distansarbete
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
”Social well-being and remote work” : A qualitative study on employees' experiences of social well-being in relation to remote work (English)
Abstract [sv]

Under de senaste åren har distansarbete, mycket tack vare Covid-19-pandemin, blivit ett högaktuellt arbetssätt. Distansarbete skapar nya möjligheter samt nya utmaningar i arbetslivet och kan av många upplevas effektivt och smidigt ur ett rent produktivitetsperspektiv. Det finns motstridig information angående distansarbete, då många individer uppgav att de ville fortsätta med distansarbete efter pandemin, samtidigt som andelen distansarbetare stadigt har sjunkit efter pandemins slut. En potentiell negativ aspekt av distansarbete är att det riskerar att minska mängden arbetsrelaterade sociala utbyten för individen, vilket kan vara problematiskt då dessa sociala utbyten är viktiga för individens sociala välbefinnande. Syftet med studien är att skapa en djupare förståelse för hur anställda upplever sitt sociala välbefinnande i relation till distansarbete och tillgång till organisatoriskt stöd gällande teknisk support. Studien har antagit ett socialpsykologiskt angreppssätt och använt sig av de teoretiska utgångspunkterna socialt välbefinnande och teknostress. Tio respondenter deltog i studien och intervjuades genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer. Dessa intervjuer transkriberades sedan och tematiserades därefter. Resultatet visade att det fanns positiva och negativa aspekter av distansarbete relaterat till socialt välbefinnande. Respondenternas ställningstagande visade tydligt på att varken distansarbete eller arbete på plats var att föredra som arbetssätt utan att en blandning av båda var det bästa alternativet. Vidare visade resultatet att vissa aspekter ur det sociala välbefinnandet fungerade bättre genom distansarbete och vissa aspekter var svåra att uppnå genom enbart distansarbete. 

Abstract [en]

In recent years remote work has become a highly relevant way of working, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Remote work creates new opportunities as well as new challenges in the workplace and can be perceived by many as efficient and smooth from a pure productivity perspective. There is conflicting information regarding remote work, as many individuals indicated that they would like to continue remote work after the pandemic, while the percentage of remote workers has steadily decreased after the end of the pandemic. One potential negative aspect of remote work is that it risks reducing the amount of work-related social exchanges for the individual, which can be problematic as these social exchanges are important for the individual's social well-being. The purpose of the study is to create a deeper understanding of how employees experience their social well-being in relation to remote work and access to organizational support regarding technical support. The study has adopted a social psychological approach and used the theoretical perspectives of social well-being and techno-stress. Ten respondents participated in the study and were interviewed through qualitative semi-structured interviews. These interviews were then transcribed and themed accordingly. The result showed that there were positive and negative aspects of remote work related to social well-being. The respondents' position clearly showed that neither remote work nor on-site work was preferred as a way of working, but that a mix of both was the best option. Furthermore, the results showed that some aspects of social well-being worked better through remote work and some aspects were difficult to achieve through remote work alone. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 43
Keywords [en]
Social well-being, Remote work, Autonomy, Technostress, Hybrid work
Keywords [sv]
Socialt välbefinnande, Distansarbete, Autonomitet, Teknostress, Hybridläge
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Sociology (Excluding Social Work, Social Anthropology, Demography and Criminology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22611OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22611DiVA, id: diva2:1759201
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Social Psychology
Educational program
Social Psychology - Study Programme
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Available from: 2023-05-25 Created: 2023-05-25 Last updated: 2025-02-17Bibliographically approved

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