Restorative environments have been extensively studied in environmental psychology for their ability to enhance well-being. The RestPod represents an innovative application of biophilic design principles to create a micro-environment aimed at providing workers with a restorative experience during their daily routines. The aim of this study is to verify the quality of the restorative experience within the RestPod. In particular, emotions, perceived restorativeness, restorative outcomes and perceived burnout were investigated. The study has so far involved 63 participants. Preliminary results are presented on data from 25 participants (56% female, mean (sd) age = 35.68 (8.7)) that took a 15-minute break in the RestPod for one week. Before and after the break, emotions were investigated (AIAL; Brondino, & Raccanello, 2016). After the break, participants completed the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS, Pasini et al., 2011) and the Restorative Outcomes Scale (ROS, Korpela et al., 2008). Burnout was investigated before, during and after the experimental week (Kristensen et al., 2005). The RestPod was perceived as a restorative space (PRS mean = 4.25 (SD = 1.65), range 1-7) capable of restore cognitive and emotional resources (ROS mean = 4.57 (SD = 0.97), range 1-7). All negative emotions (e.g., stress) decreased and all positive emotions (e.g., relaxation) increased after the break (p < .05). Burnout decreased by 5% in the experimental week, but in the following week it returned to previous levels (-5%). The results show that a daily break of 15 minutes in the RestPod may be sufficient to improve the workers' mood.
ENHANCE WORKPLACE WELL-BEING: ASSESSING THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF THE RESTPOD
Camilla Marossi
;Elisa Menardo;Margherita Brondino;Margherita Pasini
2025-01-01
Abstract
Restorative environments have been extensively studied in environmental psychology for their ability to enhance well-being. The RestPod represents an innovative application of biophilic design principles to create a micro-environment aimed at providing workers with a restorative experience during their daily routines. The aim of this study is to verify the quality of the restorative experience within the RestPod. In particular, emotions, perceived restorativeness, restorative outcomes and perceived burnout were investigated. The study has so far involved 63 participants. Preliminary results are presented on data from 25 participants (56% female, mean (sd) age = 35.68 (8.7)) that took a 15-minute break in the RestPod for one week. Before and after the break, emotions were investigated (AIAL; Brondino, & Raccanello, 2016). After the break, participants completed the Perceived Restorativeness Scale (PRS, Pasini et al., 2011) and the Restorative Outcomes Scale (ROS, Korpela et al., 2008). Burnout was investigated before, during and after the experimental week (Kristensen et al., 2005). The RestPod was perceived as a restorative space (PRS mean = 4.25 (SD = 1.65), range 1-7) capable of restore cognitive and emotional resources (ROS mean = 4.57 (SD = 0.97), range 1-7). All negative emotions (e.g., stress) decreased and all positive emotions (e.g., relaxation) increased after the break (p < .05). Burnout decreased by 5% in the experimental week, but in the following week it returned to previous levels (-5%). The results show that a daily break of 15 minutes in the RestPod may be sufficient to improve the workers' mood.
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