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Meaningfulness in work: experiences among individuals with persistent mental illness

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

The aim of the present study was to investigate how people with persistent mental illness, with various types of work and employment conditions, experience and describe the meaningfulness of work. The study had a qualitative approach and twelve informants living in the community were purposefully selected and interviewed according to overarching themes. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis, and all of the authors were involved in the analysis process. The findings resulted in four main themes: 1) work per se has certain characteristics, 2) participation in different contexts gives a feeling of normality, acceptance, belonging and fulfilment of norms and values, 3) work affords structure, energy and a balanced daily life, and 4) work increases well-being and strengthens one's identity. A tentative model is described concerning perceived meaningfulness in work among individuals with persistent mental illness, in which the first three aspects of meaning are a prerequisite for meaning in terms of increased well-being and strengthened identity. Furthermore, it seems important that work has to bring the just right challenge to the individual in order for him or her to perceive the identified aspects of meaningfulness.

Publiceringsår

2009

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

21-32

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation

Volym

34

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

IOS Press

Ämne

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Nyckelord

  • Employment
  • occupational therapy
  • psychiatric disability

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1875-9270