Construct validity of a physical work environment satisfaction questionnaire.

Carlopio, James

doi:10.1037/1076-8998.1.3.330

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“…This finding does not correspond to previous studies, which reported that environmental satisfaction had a significant effect on job satisfaction for office workers (Zalesny et al, 1985;Sundstrom et al, 1994;Carlopio, 1996;Veitch et al, 2007). This may be due, in part, to the fact that previous studies conducted questionnaire surveys in enclosed and private offices, as well as open-plan offices.…”

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Impact of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices: a structural equation modelling approach

Lee

Jeon

et al. 2015

Ergonomics

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This study uses a structural equation model to examine the effects of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices. A total of 334 employees from six open-plan offices in China and Korea completed a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire included questions assessing noise disturbances and speech privacy, as well as job satisfaction and health. The results indicated that noise disturbance affected self-rated health. Contrary to popular expectation, the relationship between noise disturbance and job satisfaction was not significant. Rather, job satisfaction and satisfaction with the environment were negatively correlated with lack of speech privacy. Speech privacy was found to be affected by noise sensitivity, and longer noise exposure led to decreased job satisfaction. There was also evidence that speech privacy was a stronger predictor of satisfaction with environment and job satisfaction for participants with high noise sensitivity.In addition, fit models for employees from China and Korea showed slight differences.Practitioner Summary: This study is motivated by strong evidence that noise is the key source of complaints in open-plan offices. Survey results indicate self-rated job satisfaction of workers in open-plan offices was negatively affected by lack of speech privacy and duration of disturbing noise.

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Impact of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices: a structural equation modelling approach

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Jeon

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Ergonomics

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“…Workload is characterized by realistic expectations Carlopio, 1996), which assesses satisfaction with Facilities, Work and System Characteristics and Worksite Characteristics. Items from the PWESQ relate closely to the issues frequently raised by respondents regarding good and bad days at work, reinforcing the importance of such matters to probation workers.…”

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Resilience of Dutch probation officers: A critical need for a critical profession

Vogelvang

Clarke

Weiland³

et al. 2014

European Journal of Probation

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This article presents the first research findings into the resilience of Dutch probation officers. The research has been a part of European-funded SPORE project, that aimed to identify approaches that appear to have a positive impact on probation officers' resilience. The theoretical starting point for the research was the Stress Shield Model, developed and validated in research among police officers. This model views resilience as the capacity to cope with, adapt to, and develop from the demands, challenges and changes encountered as a result of working in a critical occupation. The model describes resilience as an outcome, resulting from the interaction between organizational, peer related, and individual factors.By means of five focus groups and an internet survey consisting of questionnaires measuring the model factors, the research aimed to identify how the factors in the

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“…Despite decades of research into relations between the physical work environment, the individual workers, their interpersonal relations, and the organisation (e.g., Bauer et al, 2003;Brill, Margulis, Konar, & BOSTI, 1984;Brill, Weidemann, & BOSTI Associates, 2001;Carlopio, 1996;Oldham & Brass, 1979;Sundstrom, 1987;Sundstrom, Bell, Busby, & Asmus, 1996;Sutton & Rafaeli, 1987), the literature remains scattered and poorly linked to the engineering and design disciplines that might make use of it. Designers and facilities managers continue to ask for demonstrable proof that the physical environment influences organisational outcomes such as job satisfaction, work output, absenteeism, turnover, and, ultimately, organizational productivity.…”

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A model of satisfaction with open-plan office conditions: COPE field findings

Veitch

Charles

Farley

et al. 2007

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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/npsi/ctrl?lang=en http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/ctrl?lang=fr Access and use of this website and the material on it are subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth at http://nparc.cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/npsi/jsp/nparc_cp.jsp?lang=en NRC Publications Archive Archives des publications du CNRCThis publication could be one of several versions: author's original, accepted manuscript or the publisher's version. / La version de cette publication peut être l'une des suivantes : la version prépublication de l'auteur, la version acceptée du manuscrit ou la version de l'éditeur. For the publisher's version, please access the DOI link below./ Pour consulter la version de l'éditeur, utilisez le lien DOI ci-dessous.http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.jenvp.2007.04.002 Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27, 3, pp. 177-189, 2007-09-01 A version of this document is published in / Une version de ce document se trouve dans: Journal of Environmental Psychology, v. 27, no. 3, Sept. 2007, pp. 177-189 doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007 The material in this document is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission. AbstractThis paper describes the factor structure of an office environmental satisfaction measure and develops a model linking environmental and job satisfaction. The data were collected as part of the Cost-effective Open-Plan Environments (COPE) project, in a field study that also included local physical measurements of each participant's workstation. The questionnaire was administered to 779 open-plan office occupants from nine government and private sector office buildings in five large Canadian and US cities. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the 18-item environmental satisfaction measure formed a three-factor structure reflecting satisfaction with: privacy/acoustics, lighting, and ventilation/temperature. Structural equation modelling indicated that openplan office occupants who were more satisfied with their environments were also more satisfied with their jobs, suggesting a role for the physical environment in organizational well-being and effectiveness.

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Construct validity of a physical work environment satisfaction questionnaire.

Cited by 101 publications

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Impact of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices: a structural equation modelling approach

Impact of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices: a structural equation modelling approach

Resilience of Dutch probation officers: A critical need for a critical profession

A model of satisfaction with open-plan office conditions: COPE field findings

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