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. 2020 Mar 19;15:5. doi: 10.1186/s12995-020-00258-z

Table 2.

Differences in means and standard deviations for job demands, job resources, and well-being outcomes before and after the transition to open work spaces

Variables T0 T1 T2 Effect time
M SD M SD M SD p
Flexible work arrangements (scale) 3.541,2 1.35 5.140 1.69 5.090 1.62 .00
Desk sharing 3.581,2 1.47 5.040 2.01 5.130 2.14 .00
Activity based working 3.841,2 1.95 5.890 1.87 5.930 1.94 .00
Flexibility in Time and Location 3.381,2 1.28 4.580 1.94 4.710 1.89 .00
Information Technology 4.011,2 1.79 5.010 2.01 5.630 2.14 .00
Working outside the office 3.891,2 1.84 4.870 2.17 4.910 2.21 .00
Job demands
 Mental demands 3.951,2 1.15 3.780 1.21 3.410 1.24 .02
 Workload 3.681,2 1.04 4.022 0.98 4.171 1.09 .02
Job resources
 Job autonomy 3.481,2 1.12 3.712 1.06 3.961 1.01 .03
 Collaboration team 4.012 1.27 4.102 1.22 4.511 1.25 .04
 Support supervisor 3.78ns 1.02 3.71ns 1.03 3.75ns 1.02 .09
 Supervisory communication 4.71ns 1.69 4.58ns 1.61 4.67ns 1.65 .08
 Communication satisfaction: climate 5.68ns 1.51 5.95ns 1.47 6.28ns 1.53 .19
Well-being Outcomes
 Occupational stress 3.872 1.05 3.61ns 1.08 3.510 1.01 .01
 Need for recovery 4.85ns 1.02 4.71ns 1.03 4.69ns 1.09 .61
 Psychological detachment from work 3.11ns 1.10 3.19ns 1.06 3.20ns 1.09 .86

Note. 0 significantly differs from pre-measure, 1 significantly differs from post-measure 1; 2 significantly differs from post-measure 2; ns no significant differences from other measures; p values for univariate analyses