Evaluation of cyberloafing in the workplace from the point of organizational and individual variables within the context of interpersonal behavior theory

When employees spend time with information and communication technologies and engage in personal business instead of spending their time fully on work-related tasks, it is called "cyberloafing". For some, such activities constitute inefficient use of time because they prevent employees from completing the tasks that they are responsible. For some others, cyberloafing behaviors help employees to reduce their stress and increase their efficiency. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of some institutional and individual variables with cyberloafing in the context of Interpersonal Behavior Theory. This mixed research study was designed with an exploratory approach. Quantitative data was collected from 240 employees through the Cyberloafing Behaviors Scale; then by considering the quantitative findings, interview questions were prepared and the qualitative data collection process was completed with 20 participants. The collected data was analyzed by using various statistical techniques such as Structural Equation Modeling, Regression, ANOVA and MANOVA. According to the esults; the perceptions of employees about the penalties and benefits that may develop in case of cyberloafing affect their attitudes towards cyberloafing positively. Positive emotions for cyberloafing and social factors have a positive effect on cyberloafing intention. Social factors has a positive relationship with roles, rules and self-concept. Habits and intention increases employees' cyberloafing behavior. The most frequent cyberloafing behaviors are messaging and reading news. When the relationships of these behaviors and the structures in the research model with the demographic characteristics of the employees were examined, some significant and non-significant results were found.