Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.

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Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen
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2009
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We compared the work environment in different kinds of offices in country-region Argentina and Sweden. It was hypothesised that symptoms of discomfort would have multiple causes related to the physical conditions of the building and the psychosocial climate of the work force. It was further hypothesised that these responses would be influenced by the age, gender and cultural background of the office workers. Questionnaires were administered to the personnel during the morning in the middle of the working week. Measurements of lighting, temperature, humidity, and noise were carried out at the same occasion. The results showed that the Swedish offices were more illuminated, and that the Argentinean offices were noisier, comparatively speaking. Subjective reports of complaints were more prevalent in Argentina than in Sweden, and there were also more building-and-work-related symptoms in Argentina than in Sweden. However, the prevalence of BWRS were not only related to the physical environment, but also to the psychosocial climate. High values in social intensity and in familiarity seemed to reduce the symptoms. Keywords: cross-cultural comparison, lighting, noise, office environments, psychosocial climate.
Fil: Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Luminotecnia, Luz y Visión; Argentina
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
Lighting
Noise
Office Environments
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spelling Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.Tonello, Graciela Lucia del CarmenCross-Cultural ComparisonLightingNoiseOffice Environmentshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5We compared the work environment in different kinds of offices in country-region Argentina and Sweden. It was hypothesised that symptoms of discomfort would have multiple causes related to the physical conditions of the building and the psychosocial climate of the work force. It was further hypothesised that these responses would be influenced by the age, gender and cultural background of the office workers. Questionnaires were administered to the personnel during the morning in the middle of the working week. Measurements of lighting, temperature, humidity, and noise were carried out at the same occasion. The results showed that the Swedish offices were more illuminated, and that the Argentinean offices were noisier, comparatively speaking. Subjective reports of complaints were more prevalent in Argentina than in Sweden, and there were also more building-and-work-related symptoms in Argentina than in Sweden. However, the prevalence of BWRS were not only related to the physical environment, but also to the psychosocial climate. High values in social intensity and in familiarity seemed to reduce the symptoms. Keywords: cross-cultural comparison, lighting, noise, office environments, psychosocial climate.Fil: Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Luminotecnia, Luz y Visión; ArgentinaThe Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan2009-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/101338Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen; Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.; The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan; Journal of Light & Visual Environment; 33; 3; 12-2009; 147-1520387-8805CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2150/jlve.33.147info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jlve/33/3/33_3_147/_articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:54:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/101338instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:54:09.111CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
title Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
spellingShingle Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Lighting
Noise
Office Environments
title_short Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
title_full Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
title_fullStr Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
title_full_unstemmed Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
title_sort Building- and work- related symptoms, a multivariate exploratory study of office environments.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen
author Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen
author_facet Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cross-Cultural Comparison
Lighting
Noise
Office Environments
topic Cross-Cultural Comparison
Lighting
Noise
Office Environments
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We compared the work environment in different kinds of offices in country-region Argentina and Sweden. It was hypothesised that symptoms of discomfort would have multiple causes related to the physical conditions of the building and the psychosocial climate of the work force. It was further hypothesised that these responses would be influenced by the age, gender and cultural background of the office workers. Questionnaires were administered to the personnel during the morning in the middle of the working week. Measurements of lighting, temperature, humidity, and noise were carried out at the same occasion. The results showed that the Swedish offices were more illuminated, and that the Argentinean offices were noisier, comparatively speaking. Subjective reports of complaints were more prevalent in Argentina than in Sweden, and there were also more building-and-work-related symptoms in Argentina than in Sweden. However, the prevalence of BWRS were not only related to the physical environment, but also to the psychosocial climate. High values in social intensity and in familiarity seemed to reduce the symptoms. Keywords: cross-cultural comparison, lighting, noise, office environments, psychosocial climate.
Fil: Tonello, Graciela Lucia del Carmen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Instituto de Investigación en Luz, Ambiente y Visión; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Luminotecnia, Luz y Visión; Argentina
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