Syftet med studien var att undersöka upplevelsen av Work-life balance (WLB) för poliser i yttre tjänst. Metoden som användes var en induktiv tematisk analys och materialet insamlades genom 10 semistrukturerade intervjuer med poliser som arbetade som polis i yttre tjänst. Resultatet genererade tre huvudteman: Hantera tankar och känslor, Polis som identitet och Upplevda framgångsfaktorer. Resultatet visade att WLB kunde upplevas av flera faktorer. Dessa faktorer innebar bland annat extraordinära arbetsuppgifter som exempelvis hantera dödliga utgångar och arbeta i obehagliga miljöer. Resultatet av studien berör upplevelsen av work-family conflict och family-work conflict. Resultatet visade att yrket medförde en upplevelse av att identifiera sig som polis och att det snarare blev en livsstil mer än ett yrke där livet ibland behövde anpassas på grund av yrket. Detta medförde slutsatsen att det upplevdes vara utmanande för poliser i yttre tjänst att uppnå en bra WLB.    

The purpose of the study was to investigate the experience of work-life balance (WLB) for police officers on external duty. The method used was an inductive thematic analysis and the material was collected through 10 semi-structured interviews with police officers who worked as police officers in external service. The results generated three main themes: Managing thoughts and feelings, Police as identity and Perceived success factors. The result showed that WLB could be experienced by several factors. This included, among other things, extraordinary tasks such as handling deadly outcomes and working in unpleasant environments. The result of the study refer to the experience of work-family conflict and family-work conflict. The result showed that the profession entailed an experience of identifying oneself as a police officer and that it rather became a lifestyle more than a profession where life sometimes had to be adapted because of the profession. This led to the conclusion that it was perceived to be challenging for police officers on external duty to achieve a good WLB.