Digital environment and well-being in organisations: How to support mental health of employes in the post-COVID era

Abstract

This study focuses on the mediating effects of digital forest bathing and quantifies the effects on organisation staff. During the period of lockdown pertaining to behavioural restrictions due to COVID-19, people have experienced a trend towards greater familiarity with digital nature and subjective well-being. Focusing on differences in people's personalities (introverted and extroverted), this study examined which types of employees are more likely to engage in positive attitudes towards digital environment and reduce stress at workplace. It is also examined the mediating effects of digital forest bathing which leads to staff's well-being and nature-oriented activities. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was applied to 300 data sets collected through a survey and analysed quantitatively using AMOS26.

The results showed that digital forest bathing had a mediating effect on stimulating people's subjective well-being and also on environmentally oriented behaviour. It has also been discovered that people with strong introversion tendencies were more active in digital spaces and interactions with others and significantly more likely to engage in behaviour change combating mental stress. The findings of the study provide a guidepost for enhancing employees' well-being at workplace.