Sambandet mellan socialt stöd och livstillfredsställelse : - en kvantitativ studie bland personer utan arbete
2026 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
The relationship between social support and life satisfaction : - a quantitative study among unemployed people (English)
Abstract [sv]
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan det upplevda sociala stödet och livstillfredsställelsen hos arbetslösa personer. Hypotesen som prövades var att högre grad av upplevt socialt stöd predicerar en högre grad av livstillfredsställelse. Kvantitativa data samlades in genom en digital enkät, vilken innehöll mätinstrumenten Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) och Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Totalt samlades svar in från 87 personer. En regressionsanalys utfördes och i analysen inkluderades även kontrollvariablerna ålder, kön och tid utan arbete. Resultatet visade att socialt stöd har ett signifikant samband med livstillfredsställelse och ger stöd åt hypotesen. Ingen av variablerna ålder, kön och tid utan arbete uppvisade ett signifikant samband med livstillfredsställelse. Resultaten diskuterades i relation till tidigare forskning och förslag ges på framtida studier, som kan bidra till ökad förståelse för betydelsen av det sociala stödet hos individer som är arbetslösa.
Abstract [en]
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction among unemployed people. The hypothesis that was tested was that a higher degree of perceived social support predicts a higher degree of life satisfaction. Quantitative data was collected through a digital questionnaire, which contained the measurement instruments Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). In total, responses were collected from 87 participants. A regression analysis was performed, and the control variables of age, gender, and time without work were also included in the analysis. The results showed that social support has a significant relationship with life satisfaction and provides support for the hypothesis. None of the variables of age, gender, and time without work showed a significant relationship with life satisfaction. The results were discussed in relation to previous research and suggestions are given for future studies, which can contribute to an increased understanding of the importance of social support in individuals who are unemployed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2026.
Keywords [en]
Social support, life satisfaction, self determination theory, MSPSS, SWLS
Keywords [sv]
Socialt stöd, livstillfredsställelse, self determination theory, MSPSS, SWLS
National Category
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-144727OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-144727DiVA, id: diva2:2035320
Subject / course
Psychology
Supervisors
Examiners
2026-02-042026-02-042026-02-04Bibliographically approved