Table 12.

Well-being and psychosocial factors before and after change. The comparisons between baseline (traditional workspace concept with assigned consultation rooms and workstations) and follow-up (shared workspace concept with non-assigned consultation rooms and activity-based workspaces) are shown (n = 36)

VariablesTraditional concept baselinefacilities as a whole (mean, SD)Shared concept follow-up facilitiesas a whole (mean, SD)
Work engagementa4.62 (0.98)4.21 (1.44)*
Perceived stressb2.75 (0.80)3.05 (1.06)*
Job demandsc3.38 (0.54)3.41 (0.52) ns
Job controlc3.94 (0.44)3.84 (0.50) ns
Participatory safetyd4.05 (0.85)4.07 (0.61) ns
Support for innovationd3.46 (1.00)3.49 (0.73) ns
Task orientationd4.06 (0.66)4.01 (0.69) ns
Visiond3.67 (0.78)3.61 (0.73) ns
Relational justiced3.75 (0.79)3.92 (0.72) ns
Efford-Reward imbalance (ERI)e1.48 (0.41)1.50 (0.44) ns
Perceived job insecurityf1.43(0.45)3.14 (1.06)***
Note(s):

*p < 0.05,**p < 0.01 and***p < 0.001, ns = non-significant, aScale: 0 = Never – 6 = Every day, bScale: 1 = Not at all – 5 = Very much, c,eScale: 1 = Strongly disagree–5 = Strongly agree, dAn ERI score above 1 indicates that the effort is greater than the reward, and a score below 1 indicates the opposite, fScale: 1 = Very little–5 = Very much

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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