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Karali FS, Tosun S, Şen-Aksüt M, Kaçar-Kütükçü D. Determination of cyberloafing level of speech and Language Therapy Department students. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31068. [PMID: 38803882 PMCID: PMC11128902 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Cyberloafing is the use of (e.g. smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the Internet) for purposes other than work related reasons during work hours. Although cyberloafing in the workplace has been widely investigated, there is relatively a small number of studies on cyberloafing behaviors in educational settings, which refer to students' tendencies to use technology for non-class-related purposes during lectures. The goal of the current study is to determine how frequently and for what purposes speech and language therapy (SLT) students at Biruni University engage in cyberloafing during lectures. In this quantitative study, The Cyberloafing Scale was administered to 264 undergraduate students (235 female; 27 male; 2 preferred not to disclose). The results revealed that SLT students' cyberloafing behavior was very high. However, there is no statistically significant difference between the gender variable and the overall mean score for cyberloafing. There is a statistically significant difference between genders in gaming/gambling subscale favoring males and in shopping subscale favoring females. Further studies should be conducted to analyze cyberloafing behavior in health education.
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- Fenise Selin Karali
- Biruni University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Biruni University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Biruni University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences, İstanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Biruni University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Thompson DE, Molnar A. Workplace Surveillance in Canada: A survey on the adoption and use of employee monitoring applications. CANADIAN REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SOCIOLOGIE 2023; 60:801-819. [PMID: 37530497 DOI: 10.1111/cars.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Employee monitoring apps (i.e., 'bossware') have become increasingly affordable and accessible on the open market. Apps such as Interguard and Teramind provide companies with a powerful degree of surveillance about workers, including keystroke logging, location and browser monitoring, and even webcam usage. However, as homes have become offices, and laptops and smartphones are used for business, school, and entertainment, the increasing surveillance of 'remote work' blurs the boundaries between work and personal spaces. Drawing from an interdisciplinary study on the proliferation of employee monitoring applications (EMAs) in a nascent era of 'remote work', this paper presents findings from a survey examining Canadian companies' adoption of EMAs. The findings identify the most prevalent economic sectors that 'bossware' is currently being used within, the rationalities that underpin the ongoing use of EMAs in Canada (such as COVID-19, 'productivity/efficiency', 'cybersecurity', and 'health/wellness'), and the features of the most sought after 'bossware' apps for Canadian companies (such as time tracking, website tracking, and keystroke logging). We conclude with an analysis of how dominant surveillance discourses drive the adoption of monitoring practices, including how they inform the anticipated benefits of surveillance for the management of remote work and digital labour.
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- Danielle E Thompson
- PhD Candidate, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Assistant Professor, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Krishna SM, Agrawal S. Cyberloafing: Exploring the Role of Psychological Wellbeing and Social Media Learning. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:649. [PMID: 37622789 PMCID: PMC10451718 DOI: 10.3390/bs13080649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Due to the advances in internet communications technology (ICT), the use of digital devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones, in the educational setting has become very common among young people. A considerable body of research has shown that there are adverse effects of in-class internet usage, termed "cyberloafing" on students' academic performance, making it a rising concern for scholars. Within this context, the present study examines cyberloafing as a multidimensional construct and studies the mediating effects of psychological wellbeing and social media learning between cyberloafing behaviour and cyberloafing activities of students. Using an online survey, data was collected from 240 undergraduate and graduate students at a private university in India. The data were analyzed using structural equation modelling and mediation analysis. The results indicate that cyberloafing behaviour negatively influences student's psychological wellbeing, whereas psychological wellbeing is positively related to cyberloafing activities. It was also found that, on one hand, cyberloafing behaviour negatively influences social media learning, whereas social media learning did not have any effect on cyberloafing activities in students. This study highlights that it is crucial for educators and course instructors to incorporate appropriate practices and interventions to manage the misuse of the internet through cyberloafing in classrooms.
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- Shwetha M. Krishna
- HR, OB and Communications Area, T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India;
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- Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung 413310, Taiwan
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Kertechian KS, Ismail HN. A Positive View of Excessive Smartphone Utilization and Its Relationship With Other Academic-Related Variables Within the Online Course Setting. Psychol Rep 2023:332941231183338. [PMID: 37312250 DOI: 10.1177/00332941231183338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The continual use of smartphones is a global problem that requires scholars' attention. This study investigates the impact of excessive smartphone use, self-regulation, and procrastination on students' online academic performance. A total of n = 238 university students participated in the study. Mean comparisons unveiled clear discrepancy scores on procrastination, self-regulation, and daily hours spent on smartphones between the smartphone-addicted and non-addicted students. Structural Equation Modeling helps us to answer our hypothesis. Unusually, smartphone use had a significant and positive effect on online students' academic performance. Also, the study provides a better understanding of the procrastination factor that significantly impacts students' smartphone use and online academic performance. Results are discussed considering possible interventions at the academic level.
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- Kevin S Kertechian
- ESSCA School of Management (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers), Angers, France
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Sagioglou C, Forstmann M, Greitemeyer T. Perceiving intraorganizational mobility ameliorates the effects of low-level position on detrimental workplace attitudes and behaviors. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023; 234:103848. [PMID: 36738601 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.103848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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How do the perceived chances to get a better position in a company affect how individuals feel and behave towards their employer? Confirming the theory of relative deprivation, recent research showed that social mobility belief has attenuating effects on anger about one's relative social standing. When an individual believes they can change their current social status, negative affect about one's disadvantaged standing is appeased compared to when people believe the present hierarchy is fixed. We tested this model in a workplace context, examining whether perceived intraorganizational mobility ameliorates the effects of a low position at work on negative workplace attitudes (Study 1) and behavior (Study 2). Study 1 (n = 498) found that indeed, perceiving chances of promotion weakened the association of position at work with hostile affect towards the employer. Expanding this model to provide a direct test of the theory of relative deprivation, we designed a moderated mediation model testing whether the effect of workplace position on counterproductive work behaviors was mediated by relative deprivation, and whether this indirect effect was moderated by perceived chances of promotion. As hypothesized, Study 2 (n = 408) found that perceiving chances of promotion attenuated the detrimental effect of workplace position via relative deprivation on counterproductive work behaviors. Effects in both studies occurred independently of company hierarchy, salary, educational attainment, sex, and job sector. Overall, the results suggest that perceiving potential for individual promotion is linked to lower levels of negative workplace attitudes and counterproductive work behaviors.
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- Christina Sagioglou
- University of Innsbruck, Department of Psychology, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- University of Zurich, Department of Psychology, Psychology of Motivation, Volition and Emotion, Binzmuehlestrasse 14, Box 6, CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Innsbruck, Department of Psychology, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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An investigation of cyberloafing behaviors in learners of Turkish as a foreign language. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04491-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Batabyal SK, Bhal KT. Push-pull factors and means-end chain framework of cyberloafing: a soft laddering study using LadderUX. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & ETHICS IN SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/jices-05-2022-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose
Previous studies on cyberloafing have so far not focused on the interlinkages among push factors, pull factors, consequences of actions and value orientations of the employees in a comprehensive manner. The purpose of this study is to close that gap by integrating push-pull theory with means-end chain framework.
Design/methodology/approach
Using a soft-laddering technique, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Indian employees from various organizations with prior written consent. After performing the content analysis and preparation of ladders, an implication matrix and a hierarchical value map were constructed using the LadderUX tool.
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“Upholding conversational conformity,” “achieving efficiency through noise cancellation,” “addressing occasional requirements,” “social networking as a coping mechanism,” “staying informed and sharing opinions,” “attempting job or profile alteration” and “fulfilling transactional obligations” turned out to be the seven prominent means-end chain patterns, with their respective push-pull factors, consequences and value orientations. This study also suggested the multifaceted character of cyberloafing in a continuum, from “serious-destructive” to “minor-positive” to “facilitative-productive.”
Research limitations/implications
This study has been conducted by focusing on cyberloafing at physical workplaces and not in the context of distributed work environments.
Practical implications
The findings of this study will enable organizations to frame an appropriate set of guidelines to control this behavior.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to integrate the push-pull theory and means-end chain framework to explore the nuances of cyberloafing among employees.
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Zhang Y, Wang J, Akhtar MN, Wang Y. Authoritarian leadership and cyberloafing: A moderated mediation model of emotional exhaustion and power distance orientation. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1010845. [PMID: 36267076 PMCID: PMC9577504 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Drawing upon the conservation of resource theory (COR), this study proposes a moderated mediation model of authoritarian leadership on subordinates’ cyberloafing. Paired samples of 360 employees working in 103 teams from Chinese companies were collected at 2 points in time. The results show that authoritarian leadership positively affects subordinates’ cyberloafing and this relationship is mediated by emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, power distance orientation negatively moderates the relationship between authoritarian leadership and emotional exhaustion and also negatively moderates the indirect effect of authoritarian leadership on subordinates’ cyberloafing through subordinates’ emotional exhaustion. Our findings expand and enrich the literature on authoritarian leadership and cyberloafing and have significant practical implications for managing employees in this digital era.
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- Yajun Zhang
- School of Business Administration,Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
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- School of Business Administration,Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
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- Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, London, United Kingdom
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- International College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yongqi Wang,
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Schuster AM, Cotten SR, Meshi D. Established Adults, Who Self-Identify as Smartphone and/or Social Media Overusers, Struggle to Balance Smartphone Use for Personal and Work Purposes. JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT 2022; 30:78-89. [PMID: 36101741 PMCID: PMC9454384 DOI: 10.1007/s10804-022-09426-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Smartphone ownership and use continues to proliferate, allowing people to easily access online communication, entertainment, and information. Importantly, individuals can perceive that they overuse their smartphone and/or the social media applications (apps) they access on their devices. Much of the research on smartphone overuse has focused on youth and emerging adults, with little research focusing on individuals in the established adulthood stage of life. This study examines smartphone use among established adults who perceive that they overuse their smartphone and/or social media. As part of a larger study, we conducted in-depth interviews with 21 individuals (30-45 years old) who self-identified as smartphone and/or social media overusers. Data were collected through a pre-survey, 1-hour interview, and smartphone use screenshots. Audio-recorded interviews were transcribed and then coded using NVivo software. Participants' average age was 35.9 years (SD = 4.1). The majority of the sample were female (67%), White (76%), and had a master's degree or higher (76%). Participants spent an average of 215 min on their smartphone daily, primarily using social media, video conferencing, and texting apps. Issues with smartphone use occurred when there was an unclear separation between work and personal use. Participants felt pressure to always respond quickly to work emails. An effort was made to limit smartphone use for work and during family time to be present for their family. Established adults strive to balance smartphone use for personal and work purposes. Creating boundaries for how and when established adults use their smartphone may help them find this balance.
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- Amy M. Schuster
- grid.26090.3d0000 0001 0665 0280Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA
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- grid.26090.3d0000 0001 0665 0280Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA
- grid.26090.3d0000 0001 0665 0280Department of Communication, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA
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- grid.17088.360000 0001 2150 1785Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA
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Tsai HY. Do you feel like being proactive day? How Daily Cyberloafing Influences Creativity and Proactive Behavior: The Moderating Roles of Work Environment. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wu J, Song M, Zoghbi-Manrique-de-Lara P, Jiang H, Guo S, Zhang W. Why cyberloafing can be socially learned in the workplace: the role of employees' perceived certainty of formal and informal sanctions. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-06-2021-0464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThis study investigated why employees' cyberloafing behavior is affected by their coworkers' cyberloafing behavior. By integrating social learning theory and deterrence theory, the authors developed a model to explain the role of employees' perceived certainty of formal and informal sanctions in understanding the effect of coworkers' cyberloafing behavior on employees' cyberloafing behavior.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a survey that involved a two-stage data collection process (including 293 respondents) to test our developed model. Mplus 7.0 was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe results revealed that employees' cyberloafing was positively affected by their coworkers' cyberloafing both directly and indirectly. The indirect effect of coworkers' cyberloafing on employees' cyberloafing was mediated by the employees' perceived certainty of formal and informal sanctions on cyberloafing. Employees' perceived certainty of formal and informal sanctions were found to mediate the relationship both separately (each type of sanctions mediates the relationship individually) and in combination (the two types of sanctions form a serial mediation effect).Originality/valueThe study reveals an important mechanism – employees’ perceived certainty of formal and informal sanctions – that underlies the relationship between coworkers' cyberloafing and employees' cyberloafing, thus, contributing to the cyberloafing literature. It also demonstrates the importance of negative reinforcement (perceived sanctions) in the social learning process, which contributes to the literature on social learning theory because previous studies have primarily focused on the role of positive reinforcement. Lastly, the study reveals a positive relationship between employees' perceived certainty of formal sanctions and informal sanctions, which has important implications for deterrence theory.
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Metin-Orta I, Demirutku K. Cyberloafing behaviors among university students and its relation to Hedonistic-Stimulation value orientation, cyberloafing attitudes, and time spent on the Internet. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-020-00932-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Alqahtani N, Innab A, Alammar K, Alkhateeb R, Kerari A, Alharbi M. Cyberloafing behaviours in nursing: The role of nursing stressors. Int J Nurs Pract 2022; 28:e13079. [PMID: 35768953 DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To assess the prevalence of minor and serious cyberloafing behaviours among nurses and examine the impact of the nursing stressors on nurses' cyberloafing behaviours. BACKGROUND Cyberloafing could have a negative influence on employees' job performance, but it also has been argued that it could serve as a coping mechanism to deal with stressful work environments. DESIGN A cross-sectional descriptive, correlational design. METHODS Data were collected between September and December 2020 from a convenience sample of staff nurses (N = 291) providing care at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. Sample characteristics, nursing stressors and cyberloafing behaviours information were collected using self-reported questionnaires. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. FINDINGS Nurses in Saudi Arabia exhibited low levels of minor and serious cyberloafing behaviours. However, they engaged more frequently in minor cyberloafing behaviours more than serious cyberloafing behaviours. Stressors and Internet usage frequency influenced the frequency of minor and serious cyberloafing behaviours. Level of education and nationality impacted serious cyberloafing behaviours only. CONCLUSION Nursing stressors were associated with cyberloafing behaviours. Other studies on cyberloafing and job stress yielded inconsistent results. Efforts should be taken to avoid the adverse effects of cyberloafing by establishing a clear policy on using the advanced technology for non-work purposes.
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- Naji Alqahtani
- Nursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Anfas Medical Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Reizer A, Galperin BL, Chavan M, Behl A, Pereira V. Examining the relationship between fear of COVID-19, intolerance for uncertainty, and cyberloafing: A mediational model. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH 2022; 145:660-670. [PMID: 35342209 PMCID: PMC8936573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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After the COVID-19 pandemic began, organizations had to pivot and move to online remote work. As companies moved to digital platforms and technologies for remote working, a key concern was the increase in workplace withdrawal behaviors during the pandemic, including cyberloafing, a form of workplace deviance. Cyberloafing can be described as the action of using the internet for non-work-related activities or personal use during working hours. Given its effect on organizational effectiveness and efficiency, organizations must take measures to minimize cyberloafing. We examined how two factors-fear of COVID-19 and intolerance for uncertainty-were related to cyberloafing during the third lockdown in Israel. A sample of 322 adults who were enrolled in professional courses at a university in Israel were surveyed. Based on Conservation of Resources Theory, our findings suggest that distress significantly mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19, intolerance for uncertainty, and cyberloafing. In an attempt to deal with the stress and depletion of personal resources during the COVID-19 lockdown, individuals engaged in cyberloafing as a way to handle the stress. Our results suggest that organizations should take measures to reduce fear and uncertainty in order to decrease distress, which, in turn, will reduce cyberloafing.
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- Abira Reizer
- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 44837, Israel
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- Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia
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Liu L, Zhang C. Cyberloafing at the workplace: effect of Zhong-Yong thinking on mental health and mindfulness as a moderating role. CHINESE MANAGEMENT STUDIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/cms-09-2021-0381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
This study aims to integrate conservation of resources theory discus the antecedents and consequences of cyberloafing as well as the boundary effect between cyberloafing and mental health.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors collected 431 valid questionnaires in four months. Each questionnaire was divided into two parts that had to be distributed. The interval between the first distribution and the second distribution was 15 days.
Findings
The research study revealed that employees’ Zhong-Yong thinking and cyberloafing promote mental health, and cyberloafing has a mediating effect. Mindfulness weakens the positive impact of cyberloafing on mental health.
Originality/value
The research study’s results break the stereotype that cyberloafing is not good for organizations. When managers allow employees to engage in cyberloafing at work, this is conducive to employees’ mental health, which can ensure the company’s sustainable development.
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Chen Q, Gong Y, Lu Y, Chau PY. How mindfulness decreases cyberloafing at work: a dual-system theory perspective. EUR J INFORM SYST 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2022.2067490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Qian Chen
- Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Work From Home or Bring Home the Work? Burnout and Procrastination in Brazilian Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Occup Environ Med 2022; 64:e333-e339. [PMID: 35213483 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate burnout and procrastination in a sample of Brazilian workers during the COVID-19 pandemic according to their current work mode. METHODS This cross-sectional study used data from an online survey conducted in 2020: 435 workers were included. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and the Irrational Procrastination Scale were used to access burnout and procrastination respectively. RESULTS There was no difference between workers working from home (WFH) and at face-to-face work regarding burnout symptoms. However, the WFH group had higher levels of procrastination. Clinically significant levels of burnout were associated with being female, increased childcare load and living with children under 12years old. CONCLUSIONS WFH may have more advantages than disadvantages in ideal conditions. However, work-life imbalances seem to be a key aspect regarding distress among workers WFH, especially in women with small children.
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Smartphone addiction can maximize or minimize job performance? Assessing the role of life invasion and techno exhaustion. ASIAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13520-022-00145-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bodhi R, Singh T, Joshi Y. Modelling the role of social media usage in improving users well-being: a social enhancement model perspective. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-03-2021-0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Purpose
Employees have gradually adopted social media sites and their applications that have been associated with enhanced communication and collaboration at the workplace. However, social technologies have both positive as well as negative consequences. The current study examines the impact of loneliness on employees' psychological well-being (PW); subsequently, the mediating role of social media use intensity (SMI) at the workplace. It also examines the moderating role of gender and management status of employees.
Design/methodology/approach
The present study conducted an online and offline survey using a cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 206 working professionals from the IT industry in India. Structural equation modelling was applied to analyse data.
Findings
Results revealed that employee loneliness is positively associated with SMI. Employee's SMI was positively associated with enhanced PW. Unexpectedly, employee loneliness is positively and significantly related to PW. However, the moderating roles of gender and management status of employees were not supported.
Practical implications
The current study can help managers, policymakers and organizations better understand the role of employee social media use in the workplace. Using the insights and understanding offered by the study, social media can be effectively utilized in the workplace. The study recommends that organizations may allow the use of social media at the workplace. Social media resources may also be helpful in improving employee communication and digital literacy.
Originality/value
The current study is a pioneer work and contributes to the literature by examining the relationship between loneliness, SMI and PW. This study has essential theoretical and managerial contributions.
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When does social desirability become a problem? Detection and reduction of social desirability bias in information systems research. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2021.103500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Miltsov A. Resistance, recuperation, or deviance? The meaning of personal internet use at work. NEW TECHNOLOGY WORK AND EMPLOYMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/ntwe.12195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alex Miltsov
- Department of Sociology Bishop’s University Sherbrooke QC Canada
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Metin-Orta I, Demirtepe-Saygılı D. Cyberloafing behaviors among university students: Their relationships with positive and negative affect. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 42:11101-11114. [PMID: 34690469 PMCID: PMC8526052 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02374-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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With the technological advances, the use of digital devices, such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones in the educational setting has become prevalent among young people. Accordingly, there has been an increased concern among scholars on students' in-class Internet use for personal purposes; namely, 'cyberloafing'. Considerable research has demonstrated the adverse effects of in-class Internet use on students' learning environment and academic performance. The present study particularly investigates the relationship between cyberloafing behaviors and positive and negative affect among university students. It examines five different online activities including sharing, shopping, real-time updating, accessing online content, and gaming/gambling separately to gain greater insight into students' cyberloafing behaviors. The sample consisted of 267 undergraduate students who filled out questionnaires measuring cyberloafing behaviors, positive and negative affect, and demographical information including the use of the Internet and mobile technologies. The initial analyses showed that male students had higher scores in shopping, accessing online content, and gaming/gambling than females. The latent variable analysis revealed that among different activities of cyberloafing, accessing online content and gaming/gambling were positively correlated with positive affect, while sharing was positively associated with negative affect among students. The findings emphasize the importance of evaluating cyberloafing as a part of students' psychological well-being rather than a variable merely related to academic achievement. The findings of the study also enlighten researchers and educators in developing appropriate policies and interventions to manage misuse of the Internet in class.
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- Irem Metin-Orta
- Department of Psychology, Atilim University, Kizilcasar Mahallesi, Incek, Golbasi, 06830 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Atilim University, Kizilcasar Mahallesi, Incek, Golbasi, 06830 Ankara, Turkey
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Wang J, Li C, Meng X, Liu D. Validation of the Chinese Version of the Procrastination at Work Scale. Front Psychol 2021; 12:726595. [PMID: 34603147 PMCID: PMC8481865 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.726595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS), a recently developed scale aimed at assessing procrastination in the work context. We translated the PAWS into Chinese and conducted exploratory factor analysis on participants in sample A (N = 236), resulting in a two-factor solution consistent with the original PAWS. In sample B (N = 227), confirmatory factor analysis showed that a two-factor, bifactor model fit the data best. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested, which demonstrated that the Chinese version of the PAWS did not differ across groups by gender, age, education, or job position. Validity testing demonstrated that the scale relates to work engagement, counterproductive work behavior, task performance, workplace well-being, and organizational commitment. This study indicated that the Chinese version of the PAWS could be used in future research to measure procrastination at work in China.
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- Institute of Organization and Human Resources, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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Jiang H, Siponen M, Tsohou A. Personal use of technology at work: a literature review and a theoretical model for understanding how it affects employee job performance. EUR J INFORM SYST 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2021.1963193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Hemin Jiang
- International Institute of Finance, School of Management,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China
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- Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
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Hoşgör H, Coşkun F, Çalişkan F, Gündüz Hoşgör D. Relationship between nomophobia, fear of missing out, and perceived work overload in nurses in Turkey. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2021; 57:1026-1033. [PMID: 33089536 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between nomophobia, fear of missing out (FoMO), and perceived work overload (PWO) among nurses in Turkey. DESIGN AND METHODS This descriptive study was carried out with 178 nurses. In the study, the Nomophobia Questionnaire, FoMO scale, and PWO scale were used. FINDINGS There was a positive and significant relationship between nomophobia, FoMO, and PWO variables. The nomophobia and FoMO independent variables accounted for 6% of the PWO-dependent variable. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Controlled use of smartphones and social media can contribute to the minimizing of the work overload perceived by nurses as a time pressure factor.
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- Haydar Hoşgör
- Program of Medical Documentation and Secretarial, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey
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- Program of Operating Room Services, Health Sciences University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Education Nursing, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Program of Anesthesia, School of Nursing, Marmara Education Village, Maltepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Do Deterrence Mechanisms Reduce Cyberloafing When It Is an Observed Workplace Norm? A Moderated Mediation Model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18136751. [PMID: 34201661 PMCID: PMC8268153 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Despite the documented individual, job, and organizational antecedents of cyberloafing at the workplace, few studies have addressed whether, how and when group factors affect employees’ cyberloafing behaviors. Drawing on social learning theory and general deterrence theory, the purpose of this study is to test if observability of coworkers’ cyberloafing behavior affects employees’ perceptions of norms related to cyberloafing and subsequent cyberloafing behaviors and to test if sanctions can play a role in buffering these effects. An investigation of 335 employees working at Chinese enterprises establishes that observing others engaging in cyberloafing influences the employees’ perceived norms and cyberloafing behaviors and that employees’ perceived norms related to cyberloafing play a partial mediating role in the relationship between observability and employees’ cyberloafing. As predicted, we also found that perceived certainty and severity of potential sanctions for cyberloafing moderate the effect of observability on employees’ cyberloafing as well as the indirect effect of observability on employees’ cyberloafing via perceived norms related to cyberloafing. This study enriched the cyberloafing literature by revealing how observability of cyberloafing influences employees’ cyberloafing and by unveiling two boundary conditions under which the cyberloafing learning effect can be buffered.
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Huang N, Zhang J, Burtch G, Li X, Chen P. Combating Procrastination on Massive Online Open Courses via Optimal Calls to Action. INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1287/isre.2020.0974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Massive online open courses (MOOCs) are a booming phenomenon in the digital era. However, the online nature of educational delivery via MOOCs creates every opportunity for digital distraction and procrastination, resulting in difficulties for students and instructors. According to a new study in Information Systems Research, the authors Ni Huang (University of Houston), Jiayin Zhang (Tsinghua University), Gordon Burtch (University of Minnesota), Xitong Li (HEC Paris), and Peiyu Chen (Arizona State University) report a randomized field experiment on a large MOOC platform to examine several calls to action (CTAs) pertaining to the completion and submission of course assignments with an eye toward combating student procrastination on MOOCs. Their results show that descriptive norms (i.e., informing the completion rates of the assignments) lead to higher probabilities of assignment completion and a shorter time to completion. In contrast, a deadline reminder in the form of a planning prompt (i.e., informing the target deadline for assignment submission and the importance of planning ahead) has a surprisingly counterproductive effect, in particular, if students’ active course load is low. One possible explanation is that the students with low course loads may perceive the deadline to be distant, which reduces their sense of urgency and leads to complacency.
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- Ni Huang
- C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204
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- School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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- École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris), 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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Hu Y, Chen Y, Ye M. Eager to belong: Social cyberloafing as a coping response to workplace ostracism. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01690-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hu X, Park Y, Day A, Barber LK. Time to Disentangle the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Constructs: Developing a Taxonomy around ICT Use for Occupational Health Research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 5:217-245. [PMID: 33748406 PMCID: PMC7962926 DOI: 10.1007/s41542-021-00085-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the workplace has gained considerable research attention in the occupational health field due to its effects on employee stress and well-being. Consequently, new ICT-related constructs have proliferated in occupational health research, resulting in a need to take stock of both potential redundancies and deficiencies in the current measures. This paper disentangles ICT-related constructs, developing a taxonomy of ICT-related constructs in terms of ICT demands, resources, motivation, use, and strains. We then integrate this taxonomy with stress and motivation theories to identify three key implications for ICT and workplace health research and practices in terms of providing suggestions on understudied areas for building better theories, highlighting important psychometric issues for building better constructs and measures, and offering recommendations for building better interventions. This review aims to serve as a guide for researchers to move forward with the current state of research and provide recommendations for organizations in terms of both potential repercussions and best practices for ICT use in the workplace.
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- Xinyu Hu
- Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL USA
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- School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL USA
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- Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS Canada
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- Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA USA
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Niazov Z, Hen M, Ferrari JR. Online and Academic Procrastination in Students With Learning Disabilities: The Impact of Academic Stress and Self-Efficacy. Psychol Rep 2021; 125:890-912. [PMID: 33573501 DOI: 10.1177/0033294120988113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The steady growth in the number of college students with learning disabilities (LD) increases the need to investigate their unique characteristics and behaviors in academia. The present study examined the differences in academic and online procrastination, academic stress, and academic self-efficacy between college students with and without LD. In addition, the relationship between these variables was examined. It was assumed that the difficulties experienced by college students with LD would lead them to increased levels of academic stress, and academic and online procrastination. The results showed significant differences in the levels of all variables except online procrastination between students with (n = 77) and without (n = 98) LD. Further analysis indicated that academic stress and academic self-efficacy mediated the link between LD and academic and online procrastination. These findings support the notion that during higher education, students with LD experience more difficulties than students without LD, which at times will lead them to increased levels of procrastination. However, further studies are needed to understand the nature of online procrastination in students with LD in higher education.
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- Tel-Hai Academic College, Qiryat Shemona, Israel
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Derks D, Bakker AB, Gorgievski M. Private smartphone use during worktime: A diary study on the unexplored costs of integrating the work and family domains. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nusrat A, He Y, Luqman A, Waheed A, Dhir A. Enterprise social media and cyber-slacking: A Kahn’s model perspective. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2020.103405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Managing Procrastination on Social Networking Sites: The D-Crastinate Method. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:healthcare8040577. [PMID: 33353170 PMCID: PMC7766803 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Procrastination refers to the voluntary avoidance or postponement of action that needs to be taken, that results in negative consequences such as low academic performance, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Previous work has demonstrated the role of social networking site (SNS) design in users’ procrastination and revealed several types of procrastination on SNS. In this work, we propose a method to combat procrastination on SNS (D-Crastinate). We present the theories and approaches that informed the design of D-Crastinate method and its stages. The method is meant to help users to identify the type of procrastination they experience and the SNS features that contribute to that procrastination. Then, based on the results of this phase, a set of customised countermeasures are suggested for each user with guidelines on how to apply them. To evaluate our D-Crastinate method, we utilised a mixed-method approach that included a focus group, diary study and survey. We evaluate the method in terms of its clarity, coverage, efficiency, acceptance and whether it helps to increase users’ consciousness and management of their own procrastination. The evaluation study involved participants who self-declared that they frequently procrastinate on SNS. The results showed a positive impact of D-Crastinate in increasing participants’ awareness and control over their procrastination and, hence, enhancing their digital wellbeing.
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Metin UB, Taris TW, Peeters MCW, Korpinen M, Smrke U, Razum J, Kolářová M, Baykova R, Gaioshko D. Validation of the Procrastination at Work Scale. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. Procrastination at work has been examined relatively scarcely, partly due to the lack of a globally validated and context-specific workplace procrastination scale. This study investigates the psychometric characteristics of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS) among 1,028 office employees from seven countries, namely, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Specifically, it was aimed to test the measurement invariance of the PAWS and explore its discriminant validity by examining its relationships with work engagement and performance. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis shows that the basic factor structure and item loadings of the PAWS are invariant across countries. Furthermore, the two subdimensions of procrastination at work exhibited different patterns of relationships with work engagement and performance. Whereas soldiering was negatively related to work engagement and task performance, cyberslacking was unrelated to engagement and performance. These results indicate further validity evidence for the PAWS and the psychometric characteristics show invariance across various countries/languages. Moreover, workplace procrastination, especially soldiering, is a problematic behavior that shows negative links with work engagement and performance.
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- U. Baran Metin
- Department of Social, Health and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Social, Health and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Social, Health and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Psychology, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Informatics, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Institute of Psychology, South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University, Odesa, Ukraine
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Demirtepe-Saygılı D, Metin-Orta I. An Investigation of Cyberloafing in Relation to Coping Styles and Psychological Symptoms in an Educational Setting. Psychol Rep 2020; 124:1559-1587. [PMID: 32814513 DOI: 10.1177/0033294120950299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cyberloafing, the intentional use of the Internet for personal purposes during class hours, has received the scholars' attention due to the increased access to digital devices in educational settings. Considering the possible negative consequences of misuse of the Internet on health and well-being, the current study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this relationship by examining in detail the role of coping strategies. The sample consisted of 272 undergraduate students. The participants were asked to fill out items measuring cyberloafing behaviors, coping strategies (emotion-focused and problem-focused), and psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, anger, and somatization). The results revealed that cyberloafing is positively related to psychological symptoms. Furthermore, it is observed that cyberloafing moderates the relationship between emotion-focused coping and psychological symptoms such that at high levels of cyberloafing, emotion-focused coping is associated with higher levels of psychological symptoms. These findings contribute to the existing literature on students' psychological well-being in terms of highlighting its relation with coping strategies and problematic Internet use.
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Sharma S. I want it my way: Using consumerism and neutralization theory to understand students’ cyberslacking behavior. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hensel PG, Kacprzak A. Job Overload, Organizational Commitment, and Motivation as Antecedents of Cyberloafing: Evidence from Employee Monitoring Software. EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/emre.12407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Faculty of Management University of Warsaw 1/3 Szturmowa Street Warsaw 02‐678 Poland
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Organizational Information Security Management for Sustainable Information Systems: An Unethical Employee Information Security Behavior Perspective. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12083163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article examines the occurrences of four types of unethical employee information security behavior—misbehavior in networks/applications, dangerous Web use, omissive security behavior, and poor access control—and their relationships with employees’ information security management efforts to maintain sustainable information systems in the workplace. In terms of theoretical contributions, this article identifies and develops reliable and valid instruments to measure different types of unethical employee information security behavior. In addition, it investigates factors affecting different types of such behavior and how such behavior can be used to predict employees’ willingness to report information security incidents. In terms of managerial contributions, the article suggests that information security awareness programs and perceived punishment have differential effects on the four types of unethical behavior and that certain types of unethical information security behavior exert negative effects on employees’ willingness to report information security incidents. The findings will help managers to derive better security rules and policies, which are important for business continuity.
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Wynn R, Oyeyemi SO, Budrionis A, Marco-Ruiz L, Yigzaw KY, Bellika JG. Electronic Health Use in a Representative Sample of 18,497 Respondents in Norway (The Seventh Tromsø Study - Part 1): Population-Based Questionnaire Study. JMIR Med Inform 2020; 8:e13106. [PMID: 32134395 PMCID: PMC7082740 DOI: 10.2196/13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Electronic health (eHealth) services may help people obtain information and manage their health, and they are gaining attention as technology improves, and as traditional health services are placed under increasing strain. We present findings from the first representative, large-scale, population-based study of eHealth use in Norway. Objective The objectives of this study were to examine the use of eHealth in a population above 40 years of age, the predictors of eHealth use, and the predictors of taking action following the use of these eHealth services. Methods Data were collected through a questionnaire given to participants in the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø 7). The study involved a representative sample of the Norwegian population aged above 40 years old. A subset of the more extensive questionnaire was explicitly related to eHealth use. Data were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. Results Approximately half (52.7%; 9752/18,497) of the respondents had used some form of eHealth services during the last year. About 58% (5624/9698) of the participants who had responded to a question about taking some type of action based on information gained from using eHealth services had done so. The variables of being a woman (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.47-1.68), of younger age (40-49 year age group: OR 4.28, 95% CI 3.63-5.04), with a higher education (tertiary/long: OR 3.77, 95% CI 3.40-4.19), and a higher income (>1 million kr [US $100,000]: OR 2.19, 95% CI 1.77-2.70) all positively predicted the use of eHealth services. Not living with a spouse (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.04-1.25), having seen a general practitioner (GP) in the last year (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.53-1.80), and having had some disease (such as heart disease, cancer, asthma, etc; OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.18-1.41) also positively predicted eHealth use. Self-rated health status did not significantly influence eHealth use. Taking some action following eHealth use was predicted with the variables of being a woman (OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.07-1.27), being younger (40-49 year age group: OR 1.72, 95% CI 1.34-2.22), having a higher education (tertiary/long: OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.42-1.92), having seen a GP in the last year (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.41-1.77), and having ever had a disease (such as heart disease, cancer or asthma; OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.14-1.39). Conclusions eHealth appears to be an essential supplement to traditional health services for those aged above 40 years old, and especially so for the more resourceful. Being a woman, being younger, having higher education, having had a disease, and having seen a GP in the last year all positively predicted using the internet to get health information and taking some action based on this information.
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- Rolf Wynn
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Division of Mental Health and Addictions, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Batabyal SK, Bhal KT. Traditional cyberloafing, mobile cyberloafing and personal mobile-internet loafing in business organizations. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & ETHICS IN SOCIETY 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/jices-07-2019-0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Possession and usage of data-enabled smartphones have added further complexity to the issue of cyberloafing behavior and it certainly evokes newer ethical concerns. This study aims to explore how working individuals perceive the ethicality of their cyberloafing behaviors at the workplace and the cognitive logics they apply to justify their cyberloafing behavior.
Design/methodology/approach
Incorporating constructivist grounded theory methodology, 19 working managers from various organizations were interviewed face-to-face and responses were audio-recorded with prior consent. The recordings were transcribed verbatim, simultaneously analyzed and coded to let the themes emerge out of the data.
Findings
The research showed that working managers use varied combinations of office computers, personal laptops, smartphones, wireless internet provided at the office and personal mobile-internet to loaf around at workplaces. Moreover, it unearthed that employees use nine different neutralization techniques and six different ethical logics (with normative undertones) in a network fashion while considering the ethicality of cyberloafing behavior.
Practical implications
Recognizing the complexities is imperative to moderate any deviant behavior in an organization. The layers of ethicality and neutralization tactics will equip the working managers and companies to place the required internet and smartphone usage policies in the future.
Originality/value
This research has taken into account all forms of cyberloafing behaviors. The perceived ethicality of cyberloafing behavior at the workplace was not fully explored in a holistic manner before, specifically in the Indian context.
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Doty DH, Wooldridge BR, Astakhova M, Fagan MH, Marinina MG, Caldas MP, Tunçalp D. Passion as an excuse to procrastinate: A cross-cultural examination of the relationships between Obsessive Internet passion and procrastination. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rana NP, Slade E, Kitching S, Dwivedi YK. The IT way of loafing in class: Extending the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to understand students’ cyberslacking intentions. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kim S, Furst-Holloway S, Hollensbe E, Masterson S, Sprinkle T, Bologna D. A Qualitative Study of “online” Work Breaks. ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15416518.2019.1663142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Sungdoo Kim
- College of Business and Management, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- School of Business, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
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- Procter & Gamble, Global Testing & Assessments, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Alharthi S, Levy Y, Wang L, Hur I. Employees’ Mobile Cyberslacking and Their Commitment to the Organization. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2019.1571455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Venkatraman S, M. K. Cheung C, Lee ZWY, D. Davis F, Venkatesh V. The “Darth” Side of Technology Use: An Inductively Derived Typology of Cyberdeviance. J MANAGE INFORM SYST 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2018.1523531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Tennakoon US. Crossing the Work/Life Boundary with ICT: Moderating Effect of ICT Perception on the Relationship between Cross-domain ICT Use and Work/Life Conflict. SOUTH ASIAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/2322093718788712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Information and communication technology (ICT) enables employees to seamlessly traverse work and life domains, and thus impacts employee work/life interactions. Employers today are mindful of employee work/life interactions as an important element in employee wellbeing. With ICT being an integral element of today’s workplace, the ICT implications on work/life interactions have great relevance for the employers and policymakers. Literature on ICT and work/life interactions have focused on the Western and/or developed countries. Considering the rapid adaptation of ICTs in developing countries, it is important to understand whether the effect of ICT use on work/life interactions is universal. This study examined the impact of cross-domain ICT use on individual work/life conflict using a sample of professionals/ managers from Sri Lanka. Next, the cognitive dissonance theory was used to examine whether individuals’ perception towards ICTs (positive or negative) has a moderating impact on the aforementioned relationship. The findings validated the literature by demonstrating that cross-domain ICT use positively relates to work/life conflict even in the Sri Lankan context. Next, the results empirically demonstrated that individuals with negative perception towards ICT tend to experience a stronger relationship between work ICT use beyond times and work-to-life conflict. The theoretical contribution together with the implications for employers, human resource practitioners and individuals are also discussed.
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Göncü Köse A, Metin UB. Linking leadership style and workplace procrastination: The role of organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intention. J Prev Interv Community 2018; 46:245-262. [DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2018.1470369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Aslı Göncü Köse
- Department of Psychology, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Social, Health, and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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van den Berg J, Roosen S. Two faces of employee inactivity: Procrastination and recovery. J Prev Interv Community 2018; 46:295-307. [PMID: 30024359 DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2018.1470423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The present study aims to investigate whether the two kinds of employee inactivity, namely procrastination and recovery at work can be empirically distinguished. Online survey data collected from 116 Dutch white-collar employees were analyzed in terms of (a) the factorial distinction of recovery and procrastination (internal validity evidence) and (b) their association with performance and work engagement (external validity evidence). The results of confirmatory factory analysis revealed the best fit for the model in which recovery and subdimensions of procrastination (soldiering and cyberslacking) loading to separate latent constructs. Moreover, recovery was positively related to work engagement and performance, whereas, procrastination did not show any significant relationship to these two concepts. In sum, findings of this study suggest that employee non-work related activity during work hours can be differentiated empirically. These results enhance the workplace procrastination literature by providing further validation evidence.
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- Jurjen van den Berg
- a Department of Social Health and Organizational Psychology , Utrecht University , The Netherlands
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- a Department of Social Health and Organizational Psychology , Utrecht University , The Netherlands
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