Noise, psychosocial stress and their interaction in the workplace

Leather, Phil; Beale, Diane; Sullivan, Lucy

doi:10.1016/s0272-4944(02)00082-8

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“…Our study supports Evans et al's idea (1994, op cit. Leather et al, 2003) that the physical environment directly affects outcomes without interacting with the psychosocial work environment.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Evans, Johansson, andCarrere (1994, op cit. Leather, Beale, &Sullivan, 2003) analyze the interaction between the physical and the social-organizational environment and suggest that any feature of the physical environment might work both directly on outcomes and/or interactively with psychosocial work elements. Vithayathawornwong, Danko, and Tolbert (2003) suggest that the physical work environment facilitates the social-organizational work environment for creativity, rather than having a direct effect on creativity.…”

Section: Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge workers' creativity and the role of the physical work environment

Dul

Ceylan

Jaspers

2011

Human Resource Management

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The present study examines the effect of the physical work environment on the creativity of knowledge workers, compared with the effects of creative personality and the social-organizational work environment. Based on data from 274 knowledge workers in 27 SMEs, we conclude that creative personality, the social-organizational work environment, and the physical work environment independently affect creative performance. The relative contribution of the physical work environment is smaller than that of the social-organizational work environment, and both contributions are smaller than that of creative personality. The results give support for HR practices that focus on the individual, on the social-organizational work environment, and on the physical work environment in order to enhance knowledge worker creativity.

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Section: Interactionsmentioning

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Knowledge workers' creativity and the role of the physical work environment

Dul

Ceylan

Jaspers

2011

Human Resource Management

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“…Noise as an environmental stressor has been explored in a number of studies, which have identified the potential for it to cause both psychological and physiological harm (Jansen, 1961;Nemecek and Grandjean, 1973;Boyce, 1974;Kjellberg et al, 1996;Maxwell and Evans, 2000;Schick et al, 2000;Kupritz, 2002;Leather et al, 2003;Wallenius, 2004;Fhyri and Klaeboe, 2009;Quehl and Basner, 2006;Grebennikov and Wiggins, 2006), it has been shown to negatively affect virtually all aspects of daily life, reducing one's ability to adapt psychologically or physiologically to other stressors, therefore increasing one's vulnerability (Evans et al, 1996). Although various scholars have examined urban and rural soundscapes (Thompson 2002, Garrioch 2003, Smith 1999, Schafer 1994, Alarcon Diaz 2007 there has so far been little scholarship relevant to mental health.…”

Section: Noise Stress and Health Care Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An approach of the kind we are advocating explores the ecology of the individual, the social collective and the behavioural setting as a whole. This more rounded ecological approach therefore provides, for example, insight into (a) how the link between noise level, individuals' exposure and the personal consequences is not straightforward or predictable (Kjellberg et al, 1996;Leather et al, 2003;Banbury et al, 2001;Schick et al, 2000) and (b) the many nonphysical variables that govern individuals' responses, such as predictability (Kjellberg et al, 1996;Leather et al, 2003;Schick et al, 2000;Quehl and Basner, 2006), controllability (Glass and Singer, 1972), attitude towards the sound (Cohen et al, 1981;Kjellberg et al, 1996;Quehl and Basner, 2006), and ongoing activity (Kjellberg et al, 1996). Moreover, by exploring examples that progress beyond noise and stress research and into the domain of 'soundscapes' or 'sonic events', much can be learned about the complex psycho-sociological and situational interrelationships involved.…”

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The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: A narrative review

Brown

Rutherford

Crawford

2015

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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BackgroundThere is a large literature suggesting that noise can be detrimental to health and numerous policy documents have promoted noise abatement in clinical settings. ObjectivesThis paper documents the role of noise in clinical environments and its deleterious effects with a particular focus on mental health care. Our intention however, is to go beyond the notion that noise is simply undesirable and examine the extent to which researchers have explored the meaning of sound in hospital settings and identify new opportunities for research and practice. Data sources and review methodsThis is a narrative review which has grouped the literature and issues in the field into themes concerning the general issues of noise in health care; sleep noise and hospital environments; noise in intensive care units; implications for service users and staff; and suggestions for new ways of conceptualising and researching clinical soundscapes. Data sources comprised relevant UK policy documents and the results of a literature search of Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Knowledge using terms such as noise, health, hospital, soundscape and relevant additional terms derived from the papers retrieved. In addition the references of retrieved articles were scanned for additional relevant material and historical items significant in shaping the field. ResultsExcess unwanted noise can clearly be detrimental to health and impede recovery, and this is clearly recognised by policymakers especially in the UK context. We use the literature surveyed to argue that it is important also to see the noise in clinical environments in terms of the meaning it conveys and rather than merely containing unwanted sound, clinical environments have a 'soundscape'. This comprises noises which convey meaning, for example about the activities of other people, the rhythms of the day and the nature of the auditory community of the hospital. Unwanted sound may have unwanted effects, especially on those who are most vulnerable, yet this does not necessarily mean that silence is the better option.Page 2 Therefore it is our contention that it is important to begin thinking about the social functions of sound in the mental health environment. ConclusionsWhilst it can be stressful, sound can also be soothing, reassuring and a rich source of information about the environment as well. It may be used to secure a degree of privacy for oneself, to exclude others or as a source of solidarity among friends and colleagues. The challenge then is to understand the work that sound does in its ecological context in health care settings.

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“…Personal control over the workspace can reduce the negative effect of distraction from the work environment (Lee and Brand, 2010) and enhance employees satisfaction with work environment (Lee and Brand, 2005). It also reduces the negative effect of psychological and employees' turnover plan (Huang et al, 2004;Leather et al, 2003;O'Neill and Carayon, 1993;Chiu et al, 2005) and enhances their performance and creative outcome as well (Lee and Brand, 2005). Personal control over the physical aspects of the work environment such as lighting can improve individuals' mood, well-being, and satisfaction, but cannot improve their task performance Veitch and Gifford, 1996a;Veitch and Gifford, 1996b).…”

Section: The Importance Of Individual Control Over the Physical Workmentioning

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Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

Samani¹,

Rasid²,

Sofian³

2015

Industrial Engineering and Management Systems

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The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the background information regarding to the impact of personal control over the physical work environment on satisfaction with work environment and creativity at work. Today creativity has a significant and special place in business especially in innovative organizations which need creative people to generate new, and useful ideas for produce new products, services, work methods, systems etc. Moreover the design and appearance of workspace and individual ability to control the ambient conditions of the workplace have significant effect on their behavior, satisfaction and overall outcome including creativity. So the result of this study will contribute towards enhancing the understanding of the effect of office design to enhance employees' creativity.

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Noise, psychosocial stress and their interaction in the workplace

Cited by 181 publications

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Knowledge workers' creativity and the role of the physical work environment

Knowledge workers' creativity and the role of the physical work environment

The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: A narrative review

Individual Control over the Physical Work Environment to Affect Creativity

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