Noise in open plan offices: A holistic research strategy

Smith, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028, Langer, J. and Taylour, J. Noise in open plan offices: A holistic research strategy. Presented at: Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025. 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association. Malaga., Malaga, 22-25 June 2025. Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025. 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association. Malaga.

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Abstract

The present paper will adopt several approaches to evaluating the effects of noise in open-plan offices. The starting point will be a review of the literature. This confirms many general statements about noise's effects, namely that they will depend on the type of noise, the outcome measures considered, and the characteristics of the person exposed to it. The second approach will involve a survey to assess the effects of noise on the well-being and job satisfaction of office workers. The results showed that noise exposure predicted negative well-being but not positive well-being. In contrast, environmental satisfaction predicted positive well-being but not negative well-being. These effects remained significant when personality, health�related behaviours and job characteristics were included in the analyses. Finally, an intervention study demonstrates some noise-related issues in open-plan offices. Here, the benefits of changing the office structure were counteracted by more people moving into the office

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 May 2025
Date of Acceptance:	28 April 2025
Last Modified:	12 May 2025 10:10
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178057

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