School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK.
Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 27;20(3):2249. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032249.
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated lockdowns and mandatory working from home, as well as restrictions on travel and recreation. As a result, many people have had to use their home as an office and have increased their use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) for work purposes. Nature and accessing natural spaces are known to be beneficial for human health and wellbeing, as a result of their restorative properties. Access to local outdoor spaces was permitted under restrictions, and use of such spaces increased during lockdown. This survey study investigated whether the perceived restorativeness of natural spaces and exposure to technostress predicted the levels of work engagement and work-life balance satisfaction (WLBS) during the period of COVID-19 restrictions adopted in 2020. Analyses conducted on a sample of 109 people employed in the UK revealed that technostress negatively impacted WLBS, whilst perceived psychological restorativeness positively predicted work engagement. The study highlights the benefits of having access to natural spaces to improve employees' work engagement and potentially negate the negative effects of technostress, particularly during a period of intensive working from home. The results contribute to the understanding of the linkages between restorativeness and work engagement, paving the way for synergies across these research fields.
COVID-19 大流行使得封锁和强制居家办公成为必要，同时也限制了旅行和娱乐。因此，许多人不得不将家庭作为办公室，并且为了工作目的更多地使用信息通信技术（ICT）。众所周知，接触大自然和自然空间对人类的健康和幸福有益，因为它们具有恢复性。在限制条件下允许进入当地户外空间，并且在封锁期间这种空间的使用有所增加。本调查研究调查了在 2020 年采用的 COVID-19 限制期间，自然空间的感知恢复力和技术压力暴露是否预测了工作投入和工作-生活平衡满意度（WLBS）的水平。对在英国工作的 109 人的样本进行的分析表明，技术压力对 WLBS 产生负面影响，而感知心理恢复力则积极预测工作投入。该研究强调了获得自然空间的好处，以提高员工的工作投入，并可能抵消技术压力的负面影响，特别是在居家办公密集的时期。研究结果有助于理解恢复力和工作投入之间的联系，为这些研究领域的协同作用铺平了道路。
