Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces
Workspace design affects occupational health and performance as well as overall mental health. Using standardized and customized questionnaires (N = 195), this paper examines the relatively unexplored relationship between mental health, fatigue at work and factors relating to satisfaction within the...
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| author | Tan, Zheng Roberts, Adam Charles Lee, Eun Hee Kwok, Kian-Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, Georgios |
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| description | Workspace design affects occupational health and performance as well as overall mental health. Using standardized and customized questionnaires (N = 195), this paper examines the relatively unexplored relationship between mental health, fatigue at work and factors relating to satisfaction within the workspace. Such factors include the subjective assessment of architectural properties of transitional spaces leading to the office and underground vs above-ground locations. Lower perceived confinement in transitional spaces was associated with better mental health, lower levels of perceived workload, and lower work-related physical and emotional fatigue. These associations were stronger than those with the perceived confinement in the workspace itself. Underground workers reported lower levels of physical and emotional fatigue. Among the participants working in above-ground offices, effects were stronger for those with higher levels of (non-clinical) claustrophobia. The present study highlights the effects, so far less acknowledged, of transitional spaces on the mental and psychological health of employees in underground and above-ground offices and suggests specific design interventions to enhance employee well-being. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1555072023-05-19T07:31:19Z Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces Tan, Zheng Roberts, Adam Charles Lee, Eun Hee Kwok, Kian-Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, Georgios School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nanyang Business School Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) School of Social Sciences Culture Science Institute Centre for Population Health Sciences Decision, Environmental and Organizational Neuroscience Lab Engineering::Civil engineering Office Underground Spaces Workspace design affects occupational health and performance as well as overall mental health. Using standardized and customized questionnaires (N = 195), this paper examines the relatively unexplored relationship between mental health, fatigue at work and factors relating to satisfaction within the workspace. Such factors include the subjective assessment of architectural properties of transitional spaces leading to the office and underground vs above-ground locations. Lower perceived confinement in transitional spaces was associated with better mental health, lower levels of perceived workload, and lower work-related physical and emotional fatigue. These associations were stronger than those with the perceived confinement in the workspace itself. Underground workers reported lower levels of physical and emotional fatigue. Among the participants working in above-ground offices, effects were stronger for those with higher levels of (non-clinical) claustrophobia. The present study highlights the effects, so far less acknowledged, of transitional spaces on the mental and psychological health of employees in underground and above-ground offices and suggests specific design interventions to enhance employee well-being. Ministry of National Development (MND) National Research Foundation (NRF) This research is supported in part by the Singapore Ministry of National Development and the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office under the Land and Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2 NIC) Research Programme (L2 NIC Award No. L2NICCFP1-2013-2) 2022-03-03T06:53:52Z 2022-03-03T06:53:52Z 2020 Journal Article Tan, Z., Roberts, A. C., Lee, E. H., Kwok, K., Car, J., Soh, C. K. & Christopoulos, G. (2020). Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces. Building and Environment, 179, 106840-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106840 0360-1323 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155507 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106840 2-s2.0-85085740379 179 106840 en L2NICCFP1-2013-2 Building and Environment © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Civil engineering Office Underground Spaces Tan, Zheng Roberts, Adam Charles Lee, Eun Hee Kwok, Kian-Woon Car, Josip Soh, Chee Kiong Christopoulos, Georgios Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title | Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title_full | Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title_fullStr | Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title_short | Transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well-being : a study of underground and above-ground workspaces |
| title_sort | transitional areas affect perception of workspaces and employee well being a study of underground and above ground workspaces |
| topic | Engineering::Civil engineering Office Underground Spaces |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155507 |
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