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

Lee, Pyoung-Jik ORCID: 0000-0002-0328-9175, Lee, Byung Kwon, Jeon, Jin Yong, Zhang, Mei and Kang, Jian (2016) Impact of noise on self-rated job satisfaction and health in open-plan offices: a structural equation modelling approach. Ergonomics, 59 (2). pp. 222-234.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Noise, Open-plan office, Job satisfaction, Health, Structural equation model
Subjects:	?? TH ??
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2015 09:18
Last Modified:	15 Dec 2022 15:59
DOI:	10.1080/00140139.2015.1066877
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2026381