The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
MSJ-1899490 Review
The role of interior design in enhancing happiness and comfort at educational institutions in Saudi Arabia: A case study of Girls College and Arts, King Khalid University
This is an interesting case study of interior design satisfaction within a college educational work setting. The manuscript needs a thorough English usage edit throughout. There are missing details within the methods and the discussion sections of the manuscript. Detailed comments follow.
Abstract needs to be shortened but methods need to be expanded a bit.
Introduction
The author needs to justify why they used happiness versus satisfaction.
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Lines 107-8: suggest- can be achieved…
Lines 111-112: suggest – discussed below- delete “as”
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Materials and Methods
Why not survey students?
Line 183; suggest- also proposes solutions…
Line 195: Just how were survey subjects randomly selected?
Line 197: if the survey was administered three different ways- email, social media, and face to face- author needs to explain how each mode was administered and how the data quality was maintained throughout the process of survey gathering to analysis
Line 199: does the author really mean gathering opinions and perceptions? I think only perceptions?
Line 213: how were outliers determined?
Results and Discussions
Lines 234-235: the results are not absolute- this is a slight majority- 54% is not all the respondents!
Line 255: suggest using the terminology of a major factor- your semi-qualitative survey does not support causality.
Line 308: Author cannot assume ergonomic related injuries unless substantiated some way.
Line 397: does not necessarily mean high quality versus acceptance of what exists
Missing items
Author needs some discussion of data quality control -especially with three modes of survey plus implications for validity and reliability of the survey results.
Author needs to discuss results as they may relate to any other similar studies.
Summary and Recommendations
Is the study results or method appropriate for other educational or work settings or geographic or cultural contexts?
What are the study limitations?
What future research might stem from study results or limitations?
Author Response
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Author Response.docx
Reviewer 2 Report
The subject matter covered in this article has already been extensively researched, and a number of studies have been conducted to study the possible connections between user happiness and perceived levels of happiness in interior design. The discussion does not fully comprehend with the literature standpoint that was provided, despite the fact that the study is intriguing because it adopts various empirical reference points and analyzes the interior environment of the university.
It is exciting to observe how interior design concepts are put into practice and to gain an understanding of the aspects that can have a beneficial impact on the users' capacity to focus on their workspaces. Due to the fact that the questionnaire covers a multitude of different topics, more research on the data that was collected may be utilized in order to arrive at better compared recommendations that are supported by more convincing justifications.
The use of statistical analysis is mentioned in the methodology section, but it is not followed up on or explored in depth in the discussion section. Instead, the author uses an average of the responses to defend the findings. It would be helpful to employ other reliable and appropriate statistical methods in order to reinforce the findings and suggestions, despite the fact that the overall responses bring attention to a number of significant issues. The findings of this research are not applicable to a more general readership unless the analyses are validated.
It is also recommended that the material be proofread carefully to prevent any recurring errors.
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
MSJ-1899490 Review (2nd review)
The role of interior design in enhancing happiness and comfort at educational institutions in Saudi Arabia: A case study of Girls College and Arts, King Khalid University
This is an interesting case study of interior design satisfaction within a college educational work setting. The manuscript needs a thorough English usage edit throughout. The author responded to only one of my comments. There are missing details within the methods and the discussion sections of the manuscript. Detailed comments follow.
Abstract needs to be shortened but methods need to be expanded a bit-author did not do
Introduction
The author needs to justify why they used happiness versus satisfaction. No response
Line 37; suggest- research aims to evaluate interior design quality to…no response
Line 54: should be – careers…no response
Line 60: suggest- more readily solve…no response
Line 72: suggest – efficient…no response
Lines 107-8: suggest- can be achieved…no response
Lines 111-112: suggest – discussed below- delete “as”-no response
Line 143: suggest- Other than lighting…yes author changed
Line 156: suggest- manner that natural…no response
Materials and Methods
Why not survey students? No response
Line 183; suggest- also proposes solutions…no response
Line 195: Just how were survey subjects randomly selected? No response
Line 197: if the survey was administered three different ways- email, social media, and face to face- author needs to explain how each mode was administered and how the data quality was maintained throughout the process of survey gathering to analysis- No response
Line 199: does the author really mean gathering opinions and perceptions? I think only perceptions? No response
Line 213: how were outliers determined? No response
Results and Discussions
Lines 234-235: the results are not absolute- this is a slight majority- 54% is not all the respondents! No response
Line 255: suggest using the terminology of a major factor- your semi-qualitative survey does not support causality. No response
Line 308: Author cannot assume ergonomic related injuries unless substantiated some way. No response. No response
Line 397: does not necessarily mean high quality versus acceptance of what exists. No response
Missing items
Author needs some discussion of data quality control -especially with three modes of survey plus implications for validity and reliability of the survey results. No response
Author needs to discuss results as they may relate to any other similar studies. Yes, author adequately responded
Summary and Recommendations
Is the study results or method appropriate for other educational or work settings or geographic or cultural contexts? No response
What are the study limitations? No response
What future research might stem from study results or limitations? No response
Author Response
please see the attachment
Author Response File: 
Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
The language is proofread and is fine in this revised version.
In the cover letter, the author does not address and respond to the points mentioned in the review one by one correspondingly. The updates (highlighted in red) at the conclusion section gives more details as a conclusion of the interior design criteria. However, there are still a number of points that appear in the review are not addressed. Overall, there is no significant update based on the major revision comments / suggestions.
Author Response
Please see the attachment
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 3
Reviewer 1 Report
Author has now adequately responded to reviewer's comments.
Reviewer 2 Report
After the revision, the content is much better and more refined and could be considered for publication.
It can be suggested to deeply analyze or look more closely at the key aspects that emerge from this study (sense of space and application of biophilic design solutions in the interior spaces) for future follow-up publication. Descriptive statistical analysis is a fundamental way to present data findings. Further than that, the author may refer to other articles to extend the analysis leading to other meaningful conclusion.
