Department of the Built Environment, Unit Urban Systems and Real Estate, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Human Performance Management Group, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Ergonomics. 2023 May;66(5):658-675. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2108905. Epub 2022 Sep 1.
The role of the physical workspace in employee mental health is often overlooked. As a (mentally) healthy workforce is vital for an organisation's success, it is important to optimise office workspace conditions. Previous studies on the effects of the physical workspace on mental health tended to focus on the effects of a specific element of the physical workspace on one or only a few mental health indicators. This study takes a more holistic approach by addressing the relationship of physical workspace characteristics with ten broad indicators of work-related mental health. Results of a systematic review of empirical evidence show that many aspects of (day)light, office layout/design, and temperature and thermal comfort have been proven to be related to many mental health indicators. Less tacit workspace characteristics (e.g., noise, use of colours) have been explored too, but so far have only been related to a few mental health indicators. The absence of holistic insights regarding the empirical proof of the effects of workspace design on employee mental health prevents a clear business case for workplace investments. This paper presents a content analysis of existing studies and shows how seven elements of workspace design relate to 10 mental health indicators.
物理工作空间在员工心理健康中的作用往往被忽视。由于（精神）健康的员工队伍对组织的成功至关重要，因此优化办公工作空间条件非常重要。先前关于物理工作空间对心理健康影响的研究往往侧重于物理工作空间的特定元素对一个或仅几个心理健康指标的影响。本研究采用更全面的方法，探讨物理工作空间特征与十个与工作相关的心理健康广泛指标之间的关系。对实证证据的系统回顾的结果表明，许多（日光）、办公布局/设计以及温度和热舒适度方面都已被证明与许多心理健康指标有关。也探讨了不太明显的工作空间特征（例如，噪音、颜色使用），但到目前为止，它们仅与少数几个心理健康指标有关。缺乏关于工作场所设计对员工心理健康影响的实证证据的整体见解，阻碍了为工作场所投资提供明确的商业案例。本文对现有研究进行了内容分析，展示了工作空间设计的七个要素如何与十个心理健康指标相关联。
