Do workplace aesthetics matter? testing the moderating effects of need for aesthetics and general mindfulness

Minimal research has examined the impact of workplace aesthetics on employee outcomes such as negative work attitudes, job satisfaction, or resource recovery needs. The present study tested if aesthetic elements in workplace matter to employees and if this effect is moderated by the extent to which employees are generally mindful and have a need for an aesthetically pleasing workspace (NFAPW). Data were collected from adult fulltime employees (N = 175) and were analyzed using correlational and regression-based techniques. Results suggest that together, need for an aesthetically pleasing workplace and general mindfulness affect employees’ work attitudes. Specifically, for individuals with high NFAPW and mindfulness, negative work attitudes were lower in more aesthetically pleasing workplaces, but higher for those in non-aesthetically pleasing workplaces. When analyses were conducted without covariates, NFAPW moderated the relationship between workplace aesthetics and resource recovery needs. Main effects or moderation effects were not identified for job satisfaction.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Author dc:creator

• Johnson (Fogo), Lydia

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cunningham, Christopher J. L.
• O'Leary, Brian J.; Black, Kristen Jennings, 1991-
• College of Arts and Sciences

• Aesthetics
• Organizational effectiveness
• Work environment

Licence

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Language dc:language

English, eng

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/584

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1750