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Testing a measure of cyberloafing.
Gary Blau1, Yang Yang, Kory Ward-Cook
1HRA Department, 384 Speakman Hall, Temple University, 1810 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. gblau@temple.edu
Journal of Allied Health
|April 18, 2006
Summary
Medical technologists (MTs) exhibiting cyberloafing behaviors like browsing or non-work emails were linked to perceptions of unfairness and time abuse. Inability to control their work environment also predicted interactive cyberloafing.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Information Systems
- Workplace Behavior
Background:
- Cyberloafing, or non-work-related internet use during work hours, is a prevalent issue in organizations.
- Understanding the specific factors that drive different types of cyberloafing is crucial for effective management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate a three-factor measure of cyberloafing: browsing-related, non-work-related email, and interactive cyberloafing.
- To examine the relationship between organizational justice, time abuse, powerlessness, and these cyberloafing behaviors among medical technologists.
Main Methods:
- A two-sample study involving medical technologists (MTs).
- Utilized a three-factor measure to assess cyberloafing dimensions.
- Correlational analyses were performed to link perceptions of organizational justice, time abuse, and powerlessness to cyberloafing types.
Main Results:
- Perceived unfair treatment (lower organizational justice) was associated with all three cyberloafing types.
- Higher time abuse correlated with browsing-related and non-work-related email cyberloafing.
- Perceived powerlessness predicted interactive cyberloafing.
Conclusions:
- The study provides initial support for a three-factor model of cyberloafing in the context of medical technology.
- Organizational factors like justice and control significantly influence cyberloafing behaviors.
- Findings suggest targeted interventions addressing these perceptions may reduce cyberloafing.