The Perspectives of People With Disabilities on the Characteristics and Conditions Remote Work: The Thematic and Dual Sentiment Analysis

• Authors: Anita Pollak , Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol , Izabela Rusin , Małgorzata Klich , Tomasz Lis , Małgorzata Dobrowolska

Abstracts

EN

Remote work issues for disabled people are still poorly understood. Due to the high unemployment rate among disabled people, analysis, and solutions to increase access to work are necessary. Remote workers must deal with space, time, and the blurring of boundaries between home and work life. Remote contact also weakens management-coworker relationships, reducing workplace support and professional development. The aim of the paper was to collect opinions on remote work based on interviews with 15 people with disabilities. Their opinions expressed their experience with the reality in which they function. Dual Sentiment Analysis was used with a dedicated qualitative analysis tool (QDA MINER). The respondents mainly described remote work as having good working conditions at home and being satisfied with less contact with others. Our findings suggest that organizing remote work for people with disabilities in a highly individualized way that takes into account their disabilities, job functions, and complex emotional responses can improve job satisfaction and the work environment. Remote work reduces social contact, which reduces stress and boosts job satisfaction for disabled people.

Keywords

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people with disabilities; remote work; computer-assisted qualitative analyses; working conditions; interactions with co-workers

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL
• Journal: Roczniki Psychologiczne
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 353-377

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Anita Pollak

• Institute of Psychology, University of Silesia

• https://orcid.org/0000000299216607

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Magdalena Ślazyk-Sobol

• Institute of Psychology, University of Wrocław

• https://orcid.org/0000000311650570

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Izabela Rusin

• Humanitas University in Sosnowiec

• https://orcid.org/0000000184622576

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Małgorzata Klich

• Humanitas University in Sosnowiec

• https://orcid.org/0000000158880280

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Tomasz Lis

• Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000000167373133

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Małgorzata Dobrowolska

• Faculty of Organisation and Management, Silesian University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000000315022205

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10.18290/rpsych2023.0018

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