Unveiling the Restorative Power of Employees in the context of Biophilic Built Environment: A well-being Perspective

Sandra Suresh, Narsingh Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar Singh

Abstract


Organizations are integrating nature and greenery into their architecture, recognizing the positive impact on employees' psychological and physiological well-being. Some of the earlier research has shown that interacting with such environments can significantly influence the psychological restoration of employees which is considered a measure of well-being, implying that repeated experience of restoration supports emotional well-being in the longer run. This study investigates the substantial impact of the biophilic index on the psychological restoration of employees. The study follows a correlational research design and data were collected from 70 employees from offices with biophilic designs following purposive sampling method. Correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Biophilia has shown a significant positive correlation and a strong predictive value for psychological restoration, especially, for fascination and being away dimensions. To conclude, environmental patterns and features in architecture benefit the inhabitants, in terms of better restorative capacity leading to better well-being. This study provides implications for designing organizational buildings by incorporating green or biophilic contents in them, hence contributing to organizational sustainability.

Keywords


Biophilic Designs, Perceived Restoration, Nature, Architecture, Well-being, Built Environment, Organizational Sustainability

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