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. 2024 Apr 3;21(4):438. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040438

Table 6.

Graphical overview of the differences * in psychosocial factors at work (incl. psych. demands, social support, decision authority, skill discretion) and emotional health outcome (emotional exhaustion) in different office designs split by gender.

Outcome Cell-
Office
(Ref.)
Shared-
Room
Small Open
Plan Office
Med.-Sized
Open Plan
Large Open
Plan Office
Hot-Desking a Combi-Office Impact of Office Design per se
f = 1073–77
m = 962–90
f = 455
m = 357
f = 191
m = 276
f = 128
m = 99–101
f = 172
m = 178
f = 204–5
m = 116
f = 48
m = 33–35
Emotional health outcome:
Emotional exhaustion
Men ■■ *
Women ♦♦ **
Psychosocial factors at work:
Psychological demands
Men
Women ◊◊◊ ***
Social support
Men ■■ ***
Women
Decision authority
Men ■■ ■■■
Women ♦♦♦ ♦♦
Skill discretion
Men
Women ♦♦♦ ***

Notes: Synthesis is based on linear multivariate analysis adjusted for age and education. Cell office was used as reference category. * = Differences in strength of significance, not in highest and lowest reported value. When no symbol is presented, there are no significant outcomes for the specific variable. Three markers = p-value < 0.001, two markers = p-value < 0.01, One marker = p-value < 0.05. a = hot-desking is a not an office type, but a subgroup to the office type flex-office. , ■ (squares) = men, , ♦ (diamonds) = women, , (white symbol) = significantly positive value, ■, ♦ (black symbol) = significantly negative value.