Department of Human, Information and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Department of Occupational Hygiene, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
PLoS One. 2023 Sep 6;18(9):e0290100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290100. eCollection 2023.
This research aimed to objectively evaluate the optimal state of desk work (flow state) through physiological measurements and use the data to support workers' mental health and well-being. We suppose that the flow state evaluation in real-time can contribute to a concentrated work environment, improved work efficiency, and stabilize worker's minds. This study reports on the development of the mental task modeled on daily work for the physiological measurement experiment. In the first phase of the research, a field survey was conducted with 55 desk workers to understand the details of their jobs and develop suitable mental tasks. Further, the relationship between daily work content and subjective stress was clarified. In the second phase, based on the results of the field survey, a task inducing the flow state was developed for practical use. Through empirical experiments with 35 participants (22 adults and 13 students), the developed task was evaluated for its usefulness and possible issues by examining the relationships among subjective assessment, task performance, degree of flow state, and individual characteristics. The study results showed that the proposed mental task developed in this study constitutes practical work that can be used for concentrated and goal-directed efforts. The task also demonstrated the property of inducing a flow state. Further, the results suggest that it is necessary to adjust the task difficulty level and implement effective feedback methods to induce the flow state more effectively.
本研究旨在通过生理测量客观评估最佳伏案工作状态(流畅状态),并利用数据支持员工的心理健康和福祉。我们假设实时的流畅状态评估有助于营造专注的工作环境、提高工作效率和稳定员工的心态。本研究报告了基于日常工作模拟的心理任务的开发,以进行生理测量实验。在研究的第一阶段,对 55 名伏案工作者进行了实地调查,以了解他们工作的细节并开发合适的心理任务。此外,还阐明了日常工作内容与主观压力之间的关系。在第二阶段,基于实地调查的结果,开发了一种可诱发流畅状态的任务,用于实际应用。通过对 35 名参与者(22 名成年人和 13 名学生)进行实证实验,通过检查主观评估、任务表现、流畅状态程度和个体特征之间的关系,评估所开发任务的有用性和可能存在的问题。研究结果表明,本研究中开发的心理任务构成了可用于集中和目标导向努力的实用工作。该任务还表现出诱发流畅状态的特性。此外,结果表明,有必要调整任务难度水平并实施有效的反馈方法,以更有效地诱发流畅状态。