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Att vilja arbeta offentligt: En studie om kommunalt anställdas upplevelser av psykosocial arbetsmiljö
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Public Administration.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Psychosocial work environment is a subject that has increased over the years. Questions surrounding psychosocial work environment include almost everything that has to do with employees’ mental health at their workplace, such as well-being, community, meaningfulness, influence, and personal development. Previous studies have shown that the number of reported occupational diseases has increased, and therefore it is interesting and important for organizations to get some knowledge on their employees’ psychosocial work environment and to enable them to actively work to improve their work environment. This essay has focused on learning more about the psychosocial work environment in municipal health sector. This was studied through a qualitative interview survey with six employees and two managers at two assisted living facilities with the aim of taking part in the interviewees' experiences of the psychosocial work environment. To get a deeper understanding of their experiences, theories about effort-reward and human relationships has been applied. The main results showed that the interviewee for the most part is satisfied with their work environment, but there is still room for improvement especially when it comes to manager presence, social affirmation, and higher salary. The results also showed that the interviewees to some extend feels stressed and overcommitted when it comes to work tasks.

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2023. , p. 71
Keywords [en]
Psychosocial work environment, public sector, municipal activities, effort-reward model, human relationships-theory, experiences from a managerial and employee perspective
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52154OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-52154DiVA, id: diva2:1790893
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Public Administration
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Available from: 2023-08-24 Created: 2023-08-23 Last updated: 2023-08-24Bibliographically approved

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