長期乏味工作及惡劣工作環境會影響員工的腦健康!
A new study from the Florida State University suggests that inadequate amount of stimulation in the workplace and an unclean working environment can both affect the brain functions of employees on the long run.
佛羅里達州立大學的一項新研究顯示，缺乏刺激的工作區域、不潔淨的工作環境從長遠來看均會影響員工的大腦功能。"Psychologists say that the brain is a muscle, while industrial hygienists point to chemicals in the work environment that may cause decline," explained Joseph Grzywacz, the Norejane Hendrickson Professor of Family and Child Sciences and lead researcher on the study, in a statement.
家庭和兒童科學教授、此次研究的首席研究員約瑟夫·格雷茲瓦茲在一份聲明中說道：“心理學家們表示，大腦是一種肌肉，而工業衛生師指出工作環境中的化學物質可能會導致腦部肌肉萎縮，”
The new study, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, suggests that both workplace cleanliness and stimulation plays an important role in the long-term cognitive well-being of employees.
這一新研究發表在《職業和環境醫學》期刊上，介紹了工作場所的清潔和刺激在長期來看對員工的認知健康起着重要的作用。
"There are real things in the workplace that can shape cognitive function: some that you can see or touch, and others you can't. We showed that both matter to cognitive health in adulthood," Grywacs added in a press release.
格雷茲瓦茲在一份媒體稿件上補充說道：“在工作場所真的有一些東西能夠塑造認知功能：一些東西你看得見摸得着，一些卻不能。我們展示了這些東西對成年人的認知健康有影響，”For the study, researchers analyzed the data of 4,963 adults aging from 32 to 84 from the 48 contiguous states.
此次研究數據來自48個州，年齡在32歲到84歲的4963名成年人。The researchers the individual workplace of each participant and later use information they learned. Executive functioning skills such as their ability to complete tasks, manage time and pay attention were also observed.
研究人員分析了每個參與者的工作環境以及隨後運用所獲取的信息的能力。他們還觀察其執行能力，比如完成任務，管理時間和專注力等。Their study resulted into two major findings.
他們的研究得出了兩大結論。First, researchers discovered that learning new skills and facing new challenges resulted in stronger cognitive performance particularly for women as they aged.
首先，研究人員發現，學習新技能和麪對新挑戰會導致更強的認知能力，特別是對於年齡增長的女性來說。On the other hand, cognitive decline were observed in both men and women exposed to dirty working environment.
另一方面，在一個骯髒的工作環境中工作的男人和女人，認知能力都會有所下降。
