Explaining Cyberloafing: The Role of the Theory of Planned Behavior

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• Personal Author:
  Askew K ; Bauer JA ; Buckner JE ; Coovert MD ; Ilie A ; Taing MU
• Description:
  The Internet enables employees to be more productive than ever before, but it also allows employees a new way to escape from work-cyberloafing. In our investigation, we test the validity of the Theory of Planned Behavior as a model of cyberloafing. In Study 1, the goal is to provide an initial test of the theory. In Study 2, we cross-validate the results from Study 1 in a sample that approaches representing the general working population. Results unanimously support the main TPB model, the model accounting for 32% and 37% of the variance in cyberloafing in Studies 1 and 2, respectively. The discussion addresses both the theoretical impact and practical implications of our work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Electrical Equipment And Supplies Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cyberloafing Cyberdeviancy Cyberslacking Electronic Equipment Employees Personal Web Usage Statistical Analysis Task Performance Theory Of Planned Behavior Work Environment Workers Work Performance

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• ISSN:
  0747-5632
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Illinois ; Louisiana ; New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062596
• Citation:
  Comput Hum Behav 2014 Jul; 36:510-519
• Contact Point Address:
  Kevin Askew, 2100 Paper Mill Rd., Phoenix, MD 21131
• Email:
  kaskew2@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Computers in Human Behavior
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7bf1adc99684a3b03b22feda299a70684c115b40672b13c9473777a48509ea6763702b20de33b3c566eec38e9db2d8b6eb77d38cb1bea47f0bba4e8be7c11426
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225805/cdc_225805_DS1.pdf
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