The effects of social density, spatial density, noise, and office views on perceived personal space in the virtual workplace

Autor: Crescent Jicol, Gerald Taulo, Cora Goldie, Tayfun Lloyd-Esenkaya, Ruth Hynes, Caroline Paradise, Michael J. Proulx, Alexandra A. de Sousa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Computer Science, Vol 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2624-9898
DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2023.1066881
Popis: Here we sought to understand how perceived personal space is influenced by a number of variables that could influence Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ); specifically, we tested how different levels of social density, spatial density, noise presence, and type of view impact the appreciation of personal space in a shared office environment. We employed virtual reality (VR) to simulate shared and single occupancy offices and devised a novel measure of personal space estimation. We also used a traditional personal space satisfaction score. Participants experienced greater perceived personal space when (1) in a sparsely populated rather than a dense office, (2) in a private office rather than an open plan office, and (3) having any view outside of the office. We did not find an effect of the presence of noise or increased social density (with spatial density held constant) on the perception of personal space.
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