Shifting the literature from who and when to why: Identifying cyberloafing motives

In their review of the literature, Lim and Teo (2022) detail the individual, interpersonal, and situational antecedents of cyberloafing, which sheds light on which employees may be predisposed toward this behavior (e.g., younger, male, single, highly educated, and extraverts). Furthermore, they poin...

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Published in:Applied psychology 2024-01, Vol.73 (1), p.495-501
Main Author: Henle, Christine A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
coping
cyberloafing
Internet access
learning
Literature reviews
motives
retaliation
Situational factors
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Summary:In their review of the literature, Lim and Teo (2022) detail the individual, interpersonal, and situational antecedents of cyberloafing, which sheds light on which employees may be predisposed toward this behavior (e.g., younger, male, single, highly educated, and extraverts). Furthermore, they point out that certain situational factors enhance the likelihood of cyberloafing at work (e.g., easy access to the Internet at work, low visibility of one's computer screen, coworker approval of or engagement in the behavior). Although the who and when are informative, an important piece of the puzzle is missing, the why. We need to move beyond descriptive research and seek to identify the motives driving employees' choice to cyberloaf. This knowledge will help determine whether cyberloafing is harmful or helpful as well as how company policies should approach this behavior.
ISSN:0269-994X
1464-0597
DOI:10.1111/apps.12470