Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major influence on working patterns worldwide, given the various lockdown periods and the shift to remote working. As people's noise perception is known to be closely linked with their work performance and job satisfaction, investigatin...
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| description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major influence on working patterns worldwide, given the various lockdown periods and the shift to remote working. As people's noise perception is known to be closely linked with their work performance and job satisfaction, investigating the noise perception in indoor spaces, especially in situations where people work from home, is crucial; however, studies on this aspect are limited. Thus, here, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the pandemic. The study assessed how people who worked from home perceived indoor noise, and how it related with their work performance and job satisfaction. A social survey was conducted with respondents who worked from home during the pandemic in South Korea. A total of 1,093 valid responses were used for data analysis. Structural equation modeling was used as a multivariate data analysis method to simultaneously estimate multiple and interrelated relationships. The results showed that indoor noise disturbance significantly affected annoyance and work performance. Annoyance with indoor noise affected job satisfaction. Job satisfaction was found to have a significant impact on work performance, particularly on two dimensions of the work performance that are crucial for achieving organizations' goals. Moreover, one dimension of the work performance had a significant impact on annoyance. The study proposed that reducing negative perception of indoor noise and improvement of job satisfaction can lead to the maximization of one's work performance when working from home. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a58c0de8c444397a6cebeef3820e93b2023-12-12T05:36:33ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01186e028648110.1371/journal.pone.0286481Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.Sang Hee ParkHye-Kyung ShinKyoung-Woo KimThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major influence on working patterns worldwide, given the various lockdown periods and the shift to remote working. As people's noise perception is known to be closely linked with their work performance and job satisfaction, investigating the noise perception in indoor spaces, especially in situations where people work from home, is crucial; however, studies on this aspect are limited. Thus, here, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the pandemic. The study assessed how people who worked from home perceived indoor noise, and how it related with their work performance and job satisfaction. A social survey was conducted with respondents who worked from home during the pandemic in South Korea. A total of 1,093 valid responses were used for data analysis. Structural equation modeling was used as a multivariate data analysis method to simultaneously estimate multiple and interrelated relationships. The results showed that indoor noise disturbance significantly affected annoyance and work performance. Annoyance with indoor noise affected job satisfaction. Job satisfaction was found to have a significant impact on work performance, particularly on two dimensions of the work performance that are crucial for achieving organizations' goals. Moreover, one dimension of the work performance had a significant impact on annoyance. The study proposed that reducing negative perception of indoor noise and improvement of job satisfaction can lead to the maximization of one's work performance when working from home.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286481&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Sang Hee Park Hye-Kyung Shin Kyoung-Woo Kim Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE |
| title | Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| title_full | Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| title_short | Relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| title_sort | relationship between indoor noise perception and remote work during the covid 19 pandemic |
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