From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our well-being continues to mount. There's a clear relationship between noise levels and physiological signs of stress such as heart rate.
through territorial behaviors. This might include creating a psychological and physical"border" around their workspace using potted plants, or seeking to mark space as theirs with photos and other personal items.More noise is also associated with
This type of research is known as a diary study. It is used by researchers in psychology, organizational behavior and marketing to study and understand long-term changes in attitudes and behavior. We found a moderately strong statistical link between office noise and feelings of frustration, anger and anxiety. We also found people in noisy offices are more likely to withdraw psychologically from their work, perhaps by taking longer breaks than permitted, spendingWe also found a weaker link between office noise and conflict or disagreement between colleagues, on either work-related or non-work issues.
In other words, your colleague talking loudly on the phone about football might annoy you, but it won't cause you to immediately decorate your office cubicle with more photos of your pet cat.
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