Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Problem Statement
1.2. Contributions
1.3. General Objective
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Design
2.2. Sampling
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Research Procedure and Participant Context
2.6. Trustworthiness
3. Results
3.1. Theme 1: Pets as a Social Resource
3.2. Theme 2: Remote Work Experience/Perceptions
3.3. Theme 3 Pets as a Demand
4. Discussion
5. Practical Contribution
6. Limitations and Future Research
7. Conclusions
Ethical Considerations
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | Category | Frequency (f) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean | 43 | |
Mode | 36/41 | ||
Median | 42 | ||
Gender * | Female | 69 | 90% |
Male | 7 | 9% | |
Missing | 1 | 1% | |
Other | 0 | 0% | |
Ethnicity * | White | 68 | 88% |
Of colour | 2 | 3% | |
Indian | 3 | 4% | |
African | 1 | 1% | |
Other | 3 | 4% | |
Asian | 0 | 0% | |
Highest qualification | Post-graduate degree | 25 | 32% |
Degree (Graduate/Honours) | 26 | 34% | |
Diploma | 15 | 19% | |
High school | 11 | 14% |
1. Sort/transcribe data. |
2. Create initial codes. |
3. Add comments or reflect on codes. |
4. Identify patterns and themes between codes. |
5. Use patterns for additional data collection is applicable. |
6. Elaborate or create generalizations on consistencies found in data. |
7. Link generalizations to existing knowledge or theories. |
Item | Category | Frequency (f) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Willingness to remote-work | Not at all | 1 | 1% |
Sometimes | 4 | 5% | |
Often | 19 | 25% | |
Almost always | 53 | 69% | |
Remote working time | 6 months or less | 11 | 14% |
1–2 years | 44 | 57% | |
3–4 years | 8 | 10% | |
5 or more years | 14 | 18% | |
Remote working preference | Home | 55 | 71% |
Office | 2 | 3% | |
Both | 20 | 26% | |
Pet amount | 1 | 15 | 19% |
2 | 23 | 30% | |
3 | 11 | 14% | |
4 or more | 28 | 36% | |
Kind of pet | Dog | 60 | 60% |
Cat | 37 | 37% | |
Other * | 3 | 3% | |
Time owned pet | Less than 1 year | 4 | 5% |
1–2 years | 5 | 6% | |
3–5 years | 13 | 17% | |
5 or more years | 55 | 71% |
Theme | Code | Frequency (f) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Pets as a social resource | Happiness and meaning | 19 | 15% |
Get through the day | 3 | 2% | |
Break | 12 | 10% | |
Physical activity | 5 | 4% | |
Calming/comfort | 10 | 8% | |
Stress relief | 9 | 7% | |
Social interaction | 10 | 8% | |
Productive | 3 | 2% | |
Motivation | 2 | 2% | |
Protection | 1 | 1% | |
Mental health | 6 | 5% | |
Remote work experience/perceptions | Improved relationship | 4 | 3% |
Luxury/gift | 2 | 2% | |
Proximity | 4 | 3% | |
Better compared to the office | 1 | 1% | |
Stress from being away | 3 | 2% | |
Enjoyed remote-working | 7 | 6% | |
Hybrid | 3 | 2% | |
Guilt/pets benefit/neediness | 7 | 6% | |
Prefer remote work due to pets | 6 | 5% | |
Balance | 2 | 2% | |
Pets as a demand | Stress increase | 7 | 6% |
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Scholtz, S.E. Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction. Soc. Sci. 2022, 11, 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110501
Scholtz SE. Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction. Social Sciences. 2022; 11(11):501. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110501
Chicago/Turabian StyleScholtz, Salomé Elizabeth. 2022. "Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction" Social Sciences 11, no. 11: 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110501
APA StyleScholtz, S. E. (2022). Remote-Workers and Their Furry Co-Workers: A Multimethod Exploration of New Avenues for Work-Related Exhaustion and Job Satisfaction. Social Sciences, 11(11), 501. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110501