The School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Business School, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Stress Health. 2024 Oct;40(5):e3449. doi: 10.1002/smi.3449. Epub 2024 Aug 3.
Cyberloafing, the use of the Internet for non-work-related activities while at work, has become a growing problem in the workplace. Since cyberloafing is commonly regarded as counterproductive, anticipating and controlling employees' cyberloafing behaviour is becoming increasingly important. Previous research suggests that individuals who engage in cyberloafing may have difficulties regulating their attention to important tasks. Based on self-regulation theory, our study examines the influence of job reattachment on cyberloafing through the mediating role of mindfulness and the moderating role of goal commitment. Data for this study were collected in China through surveys conducted with 275 employees at three different time points. The results showed that: (1) job reattachment was significantly negatively associated with cyberloafing; (2) mindfulness mediated this relationship between job reattachment and cyberloafing; and (3) goal commitment moderated the direct effect of job reattachment on mindfulness as well as the indirect effect of job reattachment on cyberloafing through mindfulness. Overall, our research findings emphasize the importance of the impact of job reattachment on cyberloafing through mindfulness. Theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed.
网络闲逛，即在工作时进行与工作无关的互联网活动，已成为工作场所日益严重的问题。由于网络闲逛通常被视为生产力低下，因此预测和控制员工的网络闲逛行为变得越来越重要。先前的研究表明，从事网络闲逛的人可能难以调节对重要任务的注意力。基于自我调节理论，我们的研究通过正念的中介作用和目标承诺的调节作用，考察了工作重新投入对网络闲逛的影响。本研究的数据通过在中国的三个不同时间点对 275 名员工进行调查收集。结果表明：（1）工作重新投入与网络闲逛呈显著负相关；（2）正念在工作重新投入与网络闲逛之间起到了中介作用；（3）目标承诺调节了工作重新投入对正念的直接影响，以及工作重新投入通过正念对网络闲逛的间接影响。总的来说，我们的研究结果强调了工作重新投入通过正念对网络闲逛的影响的重要性。本文讨论了该研究的理论和实践意义。
