Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office
Introduction: Different kinds of shared and activity-based offices are common today and employees' experiences, perceived health, well-being, satisfaction, and productivity have been studied in different types and sizes of environments.Objectives: In this study we aimed to determine employee sa...
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doaj-b1629d801366451bb7a0b673cfcb48202020-11-25T01:41:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652019-11-01710.3389/fpubh.2019.00358481486Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space OfficeSirpa Lusa0Sari Mirjami Käpykangas1Heli Ansio2Pia Houni3Jukka Uitti4Jukka Uitti5Quantified Employee Program, Center of Expertise for Work Ability and Working Careers, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Tampere, FinlandCenter of Expertise for Digital Transformation of Work, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Tampere, FinlandFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Centre of Expertise for SMEs and Growth, Helsinki, FinlandFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Centre of Expertise for SMEs and Growth, Helsinki, FinlandCenter of Expertise for Transforming Occupational Health Services, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandIntroduction: Different kinds of shared and activity-based offices are common today and employees' experiences, perceived health, well-being, satisfaction, and productivity have been studied in different types and sizes of environments.Objectives: In this study we aimed to determine employee satisfaction with a multi-space office. We also aimed to find associations between satisfaction with working space and both individual and social well-being.Methods: A total of 91 employees from a multi-space office shared by six municipality-owned companies answered a self-administered questionnaire. Frequencies, percentages, averages, and minimum and maximum values are used to describe the results. We used cross-tabulation and Pearson's Chi-Square test to study the associations and linear regression analysis to create a model describing the variability of workspace satisfaction.Results: The employees were most satisfied with the workspace furniture (82% of respondents) and most dissatisfied with workspace acoustics (44%). Workspace satisfaction was associated with self-satisfaction, good self-perceived future work ability, and good recovery. As regards social factors, workspace satisfaction was associated with good atmosphere among colleagues and good social capital. Satisfaction with acoustics was also associated with good self-perceived future work ability, recovery, and good social capital. Social capital best explained the general variation in workplace satisfaction.Conclusions: Many individual- and social-related well-being outcomes, and especially social capital, were associated with workspace satisfaction. To maintain workplace satisfaction and well-being, attention should be paid to the design, functionality, and management of the used workspaces.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00358/fullmulti-space officeworkspace satisfactionwell-beingcommunalitysocial capital |
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Sirpa Lusa Sari Mirjami Käpykangas Heli Ansio Pia Houni Jukka Uitti Jukka Uitti Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office Frontiers in Public Health multi-space office workspace satisfaction well-being communality social capital |
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Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office |
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Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office |
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Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office |
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Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office |
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Employee Satisfaction With Working Space and Its Association With Well-Being—A Cross-Sectional Study in a Multi-Space Office |
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employee satisfaction with working space and its association with well-being—a cross-sectional study in a multi-space office |
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Introduction: Different kinds of shared and activity-based offices are common today and employees' experiences, perceived health, well-being, satisfaction, and productivity have been studied in different types and sizes of environments.Objectives: In this study we aimed to determine employee satisfaction with a multi-space office. We also aimed to find associations between satisfaction with working space and both individual and social well-being.Methods: A total of 91 employees from a multi-space office shared by six municipality-owned companies answered a self-administered questionnaire. Frequencies, percentages, averages, and minimum and maximum values are used to describe the results. We used cross-tabulation and Pearson's Chi-Square test to study the associations and linear regression analysis to create a model describing the variability of workspace satisfaction.Results: The employees were most satisfied with the workspace furniture (82% of respondents) and most dissatisfied with workspace acoustics (44%). Workspace satisfaction was associated with self-satisfaction, good self-perceived future work ability, and good recovery. As regards social factors, workspace satisfaction was associated with good atmosphere among colleagues and good social capital. Satisfaction with acoustics was also associated with good self-perceived future work ability, recovery, and good social capital. Social capital best explained the general variation in workplace satisfaction.Conclusions: Many individual- and social-related well-being outcomes, and especially social capital, were associated with workspace satisfaction. To maintain workplace satisfaction and well-being, attention should be paid to the design, functionality, and management of the used workspaces. |
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