Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

Abdullah, Nor Hazana; Hamid, Nor Aziati Abdul; Shaif, Muhamad Shahrul Amirul; Shamsuddin, Alina; Wahab, Eta

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20166813012

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“…Their results showed that indoor working environment, air quality and emotional stress were highly correlated with SBS, which has a vital role in improving IEQ to reduce emotional stress and alleviate SBS. 10 Nor Hazana Abdullah et al 11 conducted a survey of indoor environment and stress. Their results showed that the indoor working environment had a significant effect on SBS, and there was a strong significant relationship between SBS and stress.…”

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The effect of thermal environment on stress and thermal comfort of college students under acute stress

Yang

Bai

Zhang

et al. 2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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The main purpose of this study is to explore the impact of the indoor thermal condition on people’s stress and thermal comfort under acute stress. Therefore, an experiment was carried out on 20 human subjects in the climate chamber. Three thermal conditions (PMV = −1, PMV = 0 and PMV = 1) were created. Trier social stress test was used as the program to stimulate acute stress and was divided into three stages: Pre-stressor, Stressor task and Post-stressor under each thermal condition. To analyse stress and thermal sensation, a survey was conducted and human subjects completed questionnaire provided about their responses. Furthermore, the psychophysiological responses of subjects were measured by electroencephalogram at different thermal conditions. The results indicate that subject’s stress is not significantly related to the thermal environment conditions in the stage of Pre-stressor. However, a neutral and slightly cold environment can reduce the stress of the subjects in the Stressor task, while a slightly warm environment would increase more acute stress. The thermal environment and psychological stress were found to have a combined effect, which could affect the thermal sensation, thermal comfort and acceptability of the environment when subjects were under acute stress stimulation.

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The effect of thermal environment on stress and thermal comfort of college students under acute stress

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Bai

Zhang

et al. 2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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“…Humans have always felt the need to improve quality of life, and pursuing this goal also meant optimizing the surroundings where we develop an activity, whether for work, leisure or rest. There is a close relationship between the elements involved in a building, such as where it is located, the building materials used, the orientation of the housing, the presence of power lines, etc., and the health or physical and psychological balance of the people who occupy it (Abdullah, Hamid, Shaif, Shamsuddin and Wahab, 2016).…”

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Design of an action protocol for bioconstruction

Díaz-Parralejo

Díaz-Jiménez

Hipólito-Ojalvo

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Numerous elements are to be considered when designing a comfortable and healthy building. We are mainly referring to the site, different construction materials, layout orientation, the presence of power lines and nearby mobile phone antennae, among others. There is an increasingly recognized relationship between where we live or work and our overall health. Along these lines, we have undertaken several studies and measurements of the most influential factors, from the point of view of Geobiology and Bioconstruction. Based on the results obtained and the accumulated multidisciplinary experience, both from the perspective of engineering and architecture, a protocol is proposed to study Biohabitability in differently built containers such as high-rise buildings, houses and inhabited areas in general.

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Psychosocial job strain as a mediator between physical working conditions and symptoms associated with sick building syndrome

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2016

Human Affairs

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether psychosocial working conditions may be a mediator between indoor physical working conditions and the type of vague general health symptoms included in the diagnosis of sick building syndrome (SBS). The study was based on survey data from 1505 British white-collar workers from 20 different organizations. A path analysis revealed that there was a significant direct relation between physical working conditions and vague symptoms and also psychosocial job strain (Effort-Reward Imbalance ratio), which in turn also strongly related to the vague symptoms. The findings thus suggested a mediating role between physical working conditions and symptoms for psychosocial job strain. Due to the cross-sectional study design no conclusions on causality can be drawn.

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Structural Model for the Effects of Perceived Indoor Work Environment on Sick Building Syndrome and Stress

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The effect of thermal environment on stress and thermal comfort of college students under acute stress

The effect of thermal environment on stress and thermal comfort of college students under acute stress

Design of an action protocol for bioconstruction

Psychosocial job strain as a mediator between physical working conditions and symptoms associated with sick building syndrome

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