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Minska stress och öka motivation, framgång för hälsan i byggbranschen?: En kvalitativ studie om hälsofrämjande insatser, stress och motivation i en mansdominerad bransch
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med studien är att via intervjuer undersöka hur hälsofrämjande insatser på en större byggfirma upplevs påverka tjänstemäns hälsa genom att minska stress och öka motivation. Studien undersöker kunskapsluckor som existerar i tidigare forskning gällande hälsofrämjande insatser i en mansdominerad bransch och hälsofrämjande insatser förenat med motivation. Materialet grundas i sju kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med arbetsledare, platschefer och administrativ personal på en byggfirma med ungefär 200 anställda. En informations-intervju genomförs för att få förståelse för organisationens bakgrund och strategi. Studien är genomförd enligt hermeneutiska principer och med en abduktiv analysmetod. För att analysera resultatet används teorier och begrepp kring stress och motivation som består av det allostatiska systemet, den inverterade U-funktionen, krav-kontroll-stödmodellen, Self-Determination Theory och interaktiv motivation. Det huvudsakliga resultatet visar att faktorer som erfarenhet, fysisk aktivitet, socialt stöd, arbetet i sig, trivsel, kommunikation och kompetensutveckling är viktiga för att de anställda ska främja hälsa genom att minska stress och öka motivation. Det framgår även att de här faktorerna påverkar respondenterna olika och är därmed individuella. 

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study is to investigate through interviews how health promotion activities in a larger construction company can affect white collar workers health by reducing stress and increasing motivation. The study investigates gaps in knowledge that exists in current research on health promotion activities in a male-dominated industry and health promotion activities combined with motivation. The research material originates from seven semi structured interviews with supervisors, site managers and administrative staff that works at a construction company with approximately 200 employees. An information-interview is also conducted to get knowledge about the company’s history and strategy. The study is conducted according to hermeneutical principles and with an abductive analysis strategy. To be able to analyse the results theories about stress and motivation are used such as the allostatic system, the inverted U-function, the demand and control model, Self-Determination Theory and interactive motivation. The main results show that aspects such as experience, exercise, social support, work itself, wellbeing, communication and skill development are important for employees to promote health through reducing stress and increasing motivation. The results also indicate that all these aspects affect employees differently and are individual. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 58
Keywords [en]
Health, stress, motivation, health promotion activities, construction industry
Keywords [sv]
Hälsa, stress, motivation, hälsofrämjande insatser, byggbransch
National Category
Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) Work Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45041OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-45041DiVA, id: diva2:1572558
Subject / course
Work Science
Educational program
Work and Welfare, 180 credits
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Available from: 2021-06-24 Created: 2021-06-23 Last updated: 2021-06-24Bibliographically approved

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