Workplace Indicators of Mood: Behavioral and Cognitive Correlates of Mood Among Information Workers

Positive wellbeing in the workplace is tied to better health. However, lack of wellbeing in the workplace is a serious problem in the U.S, is rising continually, and can lead to poor health conditions. In this study we investigate factors that might be associated with workplace wellbeing. We report on an in situ study in the workplace of 40 information workers whose mood was tracked for 12 days. We used a mixed-methods study using Fitbit actigraphs to measure sleep and physical activity, computer logging, and repeated daily surveys. We found that sleep and perceived productivity are positively correlated with affect balance (the balance of positive and negative affect), whereas concentration difficulty, and amount of time on workplace email, are negatively correlated with affect balance. Our model explains 48% of the variance of workplace mood. We discuss the value and challenges of multi-faceted measures of health as we move towards designing interdisciplinary digital health research.

工作场所的积极幸福感与更好的健康状况相关。然而，工作场所幸福感的缺失在美国是一个严重的问题，且持续加剧，并可能导致不良的健康状况。在这项研究中，我们调查了可能与工作场所幸福感相关的因素。我们报告了一项针对40名信息工作者在工作场所进行的实地研究，对他们的情绪进行了12天的跟踪。我们采用了一种混合方法研究，使用Fitbit活动记录仪来测量睡眠和身体活动、计算机记录以及每日重复调查。我们发现，睡眠和感知到的工作效率与情感平衡（积极情感和消极情感的平衡）呈正相关，而注意力难以集中以及处理工作邮件的时间量与情感平衡呈负相关。我们的模型解释了工作场所情绪48%的差异。在我们朝着设计跨学科数字健康研究迈进时，我们讨论了多层面健康测量的价值和挑战。