Sick leave due to poor mental health has increased in Sweden and the need for more knowledge about possible work adaption is big. Under the right conditions telecommuting seems to have positive effects on mental health. Research shows that voluntariness is an important factor. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-reported symptoms of burnout, depression, sleeping problems and willingness to telecommute. The outcome was the amount of days a person wishes to telecommute. The sample consisted of 1383 white collar workers from private and public sector. Two linear regression analyzes were performed, one without and one with control variables. The result of this study showed no relationship between self-reported symptoms of burnout, depression, sleeping problems and willingness to telecommute. However, it showed a significant relationship between some of the control variables and the outcome. These were age, telecommuting experience, commuting time and the amount of telecommuting currently performed. Future studies should focus on including more people with higher levels of poor mental health, and also investigate the possibility of using telecommuting as work adaption for this group.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-38749 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Svensson, Malin |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för arbetshälsovetenskap och psykologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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