Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan.
Happiness Planet, Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo, 185-8601, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 17;12(1):10170. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14366-9.
An unhealthy communication structure at a workplace can adversely affect the mental health of employees. However, little is known about the relationship between communication structures in the workplace and the mental health of employees. Here, we evaluated the face-to-face interaction network among employees (N = 449) in a variety of real-world working environments by using wearable devices and investigated the relationship between social network characteristics and depressive symptoms. We found that the cohesive interaction structure surrounding each individual was negatively correlated with depressive symptoms: a universal relationship regardless of occupation type. This correlation was evident at the group scale and was strongly related to active interactions with abundant body movement. Our findings provide a quantitative and collective perspective on taking a systematic approach to workplace depression, and they suggest that the mental health of employees needs to be addressed systematically, not only individually.
工作场所不健康的沟通结构会对员工的心理健康产生不利影响。然而，人们对工作场所的沟通结构与员工心理健康之间的关系知之甚少。在这里，我们通过可穿戴设备评估了各种现实工作环境中员工（N=449）之间的面对面互动网络，并研究了社交网络特征与抑郁症状之间的关系。我们发现，个体周围的凝聚互动结构与抑郁症状呈负相关：这是一种普遍关系，与职业类型无关。这种相关性在群体层面上是明显的，并且与丰富的身体运动的积极互动密切相关。我们的研究结果为系统性地解决工作场所抑郁问题提供了定量和整体的视角，这表明员工的心理健康需要系统地解决，而不仅仅是个体层面。
