The Effects of the Environmental Design on Job Satisfaction and Work Stress among the Personnel in Hospitals

Environmental psychology is effective in reformation of occupational environments. Applying a kind of scenery and environmental design based on principles of the environmental psychology can influence various indicators of human psychology. The aim of this study is to study the influence of environmental design on job satisfaction. The research design was quasi experimental. A sample of 186 participants were selected through convenient sampling from three different parts of Khatam Al Anbia hospital, then Smith and Kendal job satisfaction scale (1996) and Mc Vicar work stress questionnaire (2003) were applied to them. Data were analyzed using the MANOVA method, followed by Tukey post-hoc test. The survey results demonstrated that those who work in an environment designed with natural elements (group1) compared to the rest of the staff in the hospital showed greater job satisfaction and less work stress (P<.05). Even without changes in the interior architecture and ergonomics, the use of perspectives and beautiful scenery image (goup2) had an influence on the lessening of the work stress and increasing the job satisfaction among the relevant group of staff (P<.05).