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The impact of the physical environment on the psychological well-being of office workers

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  • Klitzman, Susan
  • Stellman, Jeanne M.

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This paper examines the relationship between the physical office environment and the psychological well-being of office workers. The results indicate that adverse environmental conditions, especially poor air quality, noise, ergonomic conditions, and lack of privacy, may effect worker satisfaction and mental health. The data also provide substantial evidence that worker assessments of the physical environment are distinct from their assessments of general working conditions, such as work load, decision-making latitude and relationships with other people at work. Stated another way, people who reported problems with the physical environment could not simply be characterized as dissatisfied workers exhibiting a tendency to 'complain' about every aspect of their working conditions. Taken together, these findings lend support to the position that the stress people experience at work may be due to a combination of factors, including the physical conditions under which they labor. Both theoretical and practical considerations arise from these data, including the need for work site based health promotion and stress reduction programs to consider both the physical and psychological design of jobs.

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  • Klitzman, Susan & Stellman, Jeanne M., 1989. "The impact of the physical environment on the psychological well-being of office workers," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 733-742, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:29:y:1989:i:6:p:733-742
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    1. Antoni Wontorczyk & Bohdan Rożnowski, 2022. "Remote, Hybrid, and On-Site Work during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and the Consequences for Stress and Work Engagement," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-22, February.
    2. Whiting, Anita & Donthu, Naveen & Baker, Andrew M., 2011. "Investigating the immediate and long-term effects of job stressors on frontline service employees," International Journal of Research in Marketing, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 319-331.
    3. Aida Soriano & Malgorzata W. Kozusznik & Jose M. Peiró, 2018. "From Office Environmental Stressors to Work Performance: The Role of Work Patterns," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-13, August.

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