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Flexibilitet och inflytande – avgörande i upplevelsen av balans?: - En kvalitativ studie om egenföretagares upplevelse av balans mellan arbete och privatliv
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Flexibility and influence – crucial to experiencing balance? : - A qualitative study on self-employed experience of work-life balance (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att få en ökad förståelse för hur egenföretagare upplever deras möjlighet till att uppnå flexibilitet och inflytande i deras arbete samt hur de upplever balans mellan privatliv och arbetsliv. En kvalitativ forskningsansats antogs och studiens empiriska material samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med sju egenföretagare. Insamlade data analyserades med hjälp av tematisk analysmetod med utgångspunkt i Clarks (2000) gränsteori, där begreppet domäner ställs i förhållande till de begreppsliga utgångspunkterna integrering och segregering. Arbetslivet och privatlivet kan ses som två domäner i våra liv, två domäner som är olika men på samma gång sammankopplade med varandra. Individen hanterar gränsdragningen mellan dessa domäner genom att antingen integrera domänerna, vilket innebär att man fogar samman arbete och privatliv, eller segregerar domänerna, som betyder att individen skiljer de olika domänerna åt (Clark, 2000). Studiens resultat visade på att respondenterna har svårt att uppnå balans mellan arbete och privatliv i det avseendet att domänerna integrerar med varandra. Däremot betraktas detta inte som något negativt utan snarare en möjlighet till att kunna hantera och handskas med de olika domänerna. Vidare var möjligheten till att uppnå flexibilitet och inflytande i sitt arbete en central aspekt för att kunna balansera privatlivet och arbetslivet.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study was to get a deeper comprehension regarding self-employed people and their ability to reach flexibility and grant leverage over their work, it also seeks to investigate how they view the balance between leisure time and work. A qualitative approach was employed and the empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews with seven respondents who are self-employed. The collected data was analyzed using thematic analysis method and through the themes of Clarks (2000) theories where different domains are put in relation to the conceptualization of integration and segregation. Working and private lives can be viewed as two contrasting domains, two very different domains yet interrelated. The individual draws the line between these domains through either integration, which refers to converging both work and private life or segregation, which instead refers to separating the two domains (Clark, 2000). The result of the study indicates that the respondents have difficulties to find the balance between work and private life in the sense that the domains integrate with each other. However, this was not considered negative but rather as a possibility to be able to manage the different domains. Furthermore, the possibility to reach flexibility and leverage over their work was a central aspect in the pursuit of a balance between working and private life.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 29
Keywords [en]
Boarder theory, Self-employed, Worklife Balance, Flexibility, Influence, Balance
Keywords [sv]
Gränsdragning, Egenföretagare, Worklife Balance, Flexibilitet, Inflytande
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-15468Local ID: EXP503OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-15468DiVA, id: diva2:1454265
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Personalvetarprogrammet
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Available from: 2020-07-23 Created: 2020-07-15 Last updated: 2020-07-23Bibliographically approved

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