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<p>Employees spend much of their time indoors, often without contact with nature, which can have negative effects on health and performance. This series of experiments investigated whether micro-breaks with nature sounds can mitigate the negative effects of work-related strain compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence. Three studies compared attention, working memory, and creativity, as well as subjective and physiological stress indicators. No significant effects of nature-sound exposure on cognitive performance were found, and physiological stress markers (based on heart rate variability, HRV) also showed no robust effects. However, nature-sound micro-breaks improved perceived recovery, reduced stress levels, and led to a&#xa0;more positive mood compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence. The results provide evidence for the subjective restorative effects of nature sounds in micro-breaks, while cognitive and physiological effects require further examination in future research.</p><p><i>Practical Relevance</i>: Nature sound micro-breaks represent a&#xa0;low-threshold and discreet way to promote recovery in everyday office work. Since headsets are already available in many offices, employees can easily use natural sounds during short, self-initiated work interruptions. In the three presented studies, nature-sound micro-breaks improved perceived recovery, reduced subjective stress levels, and led to a&#xa0;more positive self-reported mood compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence.</p>

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Das kognitive, subjektiv erlebte und psychophysiologische Erholungspotential von Naturschall-Mikropausen am simulierten Büroarbeitsplatz

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    2026年3月18日

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  • Sabine J. Schlittmeier,
  • Isabel S. Schiller,
  • Jacqueline Gädtke,
  • Jian Pan,
  • Christian Laufs,
  • Manuj Yadav,
  • Katrin Frings

摘要

Employees spend much of their time indoors, often without contact with nature, which can have negative effects on health and performance. This series of experiments investigated whether micro-breaks with nature sounds can mitigate the negative effects of work-related strain compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence. Three studies compared attention, working memory, and creativity, as well as subjective and physiological stress indicators. No significant effects of nature-sound exposure on cognitive performance were found, and physiological stress markers (based on heart rate variability, HRV) also showed no robust effects. However, nature-sound micro-breaks improved perceived recovery, reduced stress levels, and led to a more positive mood compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence. The results provide evidence for the subjective restorative effects of nature sounds in micro-breaks, while cognitive and physiological effects require further examination in future research.

Practical Relevance: Nature sound micro-breaks represent a low-threshold and discreet way to promote recovery in everyday office work. Since headsets are already available in many offices, employees can easily use natural sounds during short, self-initiated work interruptions. In the three presented studies, nature-sound micro-breaks improved perceived recovery, reduced subjective stress levels, and led to a more positive self-reported mood compared to micro-breaks with office noise or silence.