Impacts of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits on satisfaction with the indoor environment

Increased self-reported sensitivity to environmental stimuli and its effects on perception of air quality and well-being

“…This result is similar to results from Cheung et al (2022) about the Big Five in terms of the very small effects of person-related variables. Overall, for prediction of environmental perception environmental sensitivity is more suitable than other person-related variables.co…”

“…Workplace-level psychosocial risk factors could not explain this response heterogeneity whereas type of organization (e.g., office, hospital, school) explained some of the differences in perception. Cheung et al (2022) showed for the work and private context that people with higher job and life satisfaction rated the indoor environmental quality as more satisfying than people with less job and life satisfaction. Furthermore, in the same study, Cheung et al (2022) investigated the relationship between the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience) and indoor environment.…”

“…Cheung et al (2022) showed for the work and private context that people with higher job and life satisfaction rated the indoor environmental quality as more satisfying than people with less job and life satisfaction. Furthermore, in the same study, Cheung et al (2022) investigated the relationship between the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience) and indoor environment. Agreeableness was associated with satisfaction with overall workspace environment, but otherwise the Big Five were not associated with evaluations of temperature, humidity, air movement, freshness of the air (stuffiness), or odors.…”

Common sources of occupant dissatisfaction with workspace environments in 600 office buildings

“…For example, the time someone has worked in a building has a significant effect on the likelihood of dissatisfaction. While it is difficult to parse the reasons for this in the dataset, it suggests other potentially confounding factors such as job satisfaction (Cheung et al 2022) or workplace culture (De Been & Beijer 2014) influence workspace satisfaction over time. Alternatively, there may be a 'newness' effect that leads occupants to overlook issues initially but wears off over time to reveal problem areas.…”

View access index: The effects of geometric variables of window views on occupants’ satisfaction

“…Sense of presence in the VR environment [70] and individual differences (e.g., environmental preference, personality traits, life satisfaction, etc.) may affect participants' satisfaction with indoor environmental conditions [71]. The effects of these factors in IEQ research have been studied across a relatively limited number of studies (e.g., [71][72][73]; yet have not been commonly controlled or measured in studies previous to these).…”