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”Jag älskar mitt jobb, det är bara sammanhanget jag är i som är fel!”: Hur personer med ADHD upplever sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur personer med ADHD upplever sin psykosociala arbetsmiljö. Förhoppningen var att få ökad kunskap och ökad förståelse för hur dessa upplevelser såg ut. Den tidigare forskningen visade att personer med ADHD i större utsträckning hade fler byten av jobb, mer ofta arbetade deltid, samt hade fler sjukskrivningsdagar. Den tidigare forskningen visade även att kontexten hade stor betydelse för hur de upplevde sina symptom. Rätt sammanhang innebar att personer med ADHD kunde omvandla sina brister till styrkor.

Studien genomfördes med kvalitativ metod och semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studiens resultat bygger på intervjuer med nio personer, som bearbetades med hjälp av tematisk analys. Baserat på analysen framkom fem huvudkategorier, vilket var de faktorer som bäst beskrev de medverkandes upplevelse av den psykosociala arbetsmiljön. Dessa var: arbetsuppgifternas utformning, krav, arbetets betydelse, socialt klimat och egenbestämmande.

Studiens resultat visade på både likheter och skillnader kopplat till den tidigare forskningen, vilket indikerade att det krävs individanpassade åtgärder för att kunna hjälpa och stötta personer med ADHD i arbetslivet. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to find out how people with ADHD experienced their psychosocial work environment. The hope was to gain increased knowledge and understanding of these experiences. Previous research showed that people with ADHD to a greater extent had more job changes, more often worked part-time and had more sick leave days. Previous research also showed that the context was of great importance for how they experienced their symptoms. The suitable contextmeant that people with ADHD could turn their shortcomings into strengths.

The study was conducted using a qualitative method and semi-structured interviews. The results of the study are based on interviews with nine people, which were processed using thematic analysis. Based on the analysis, five main categories emerged, which were the factors that best described the participants’ experience of the psychosocial work environment. These were: the design of the tasks, requirements, importance of the work, social climate and self-determination.

The results of the study showed both similarities and differences linked to the previous research, which indicated that individualized measures are required to be able to help and support people with ADHD in working life. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, adults, work, environment
Keywords [sv]
ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, vuxna, arbete, arbetsmiljö
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16277Local ID: EXP301OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16277DiVA, id: diva2:1527666
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Psychology
Educational program
Psykologi
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Available from: 2021-02-15 Created: 2021-02-11 Last updated: 2021-02-23Bibliographically approved

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