Yielding to (cyber)-temptation: Exploring the buffering role of self-control in the relationship between organizational justice and cyberloafing behavior in the workplace

Teachers’ personal web use at work

“…Blau et al (2006) and Ugrin et al (2007) suggest workers who felt powerless were most likely to cyberloaf while Garrett and Danziger (2008) found that higher status workers were those most likely to loaf online. Several studies have found that gender is the most important determinant, with cyberloafing more prevalent among males Chen, 2009, Vitak, et al, 2011;Restubog et al, 2011). Ugrin et al (2007) argued that gender was not a factor but age was, with young workers more likely to engage in PWU; conversely, Restubog et al (2011) found that older workers were more likely to cyberloaf.…”

“…Several studies have found that gender is the most important determinant, with cyberloafing more prevalent among males Chen, 2009, Vitak, et al, 2011;Restubog et al, 2011). Ugrin et al (2007) argued that gender was not a factor but age was, with young workers more likely to engage in PWU; conversely, Restubog et al (2011) found that older workers were more likely to cyberloaf.…”

Understanding who cyberloafs from the self-control perspective: A study in the public service sector

“…Although technological abilities, confidence in Internet use, higher web familiarity as well as positive perceptions could be associated with greater engagement in cyberloafing, a study conducted by Restubog et al (2011) on administrative and non-academic university employees revealed that low self-control employees are more probable to engage in cyberloafing. It is possible that despite these positive qualities, males tend to be less successful in controlling themselves from engaging in cyberloafing.…”

“…However, studies by Tittle et al (2003) and Restubog et al (2011) revealed that low self-control employees had greater propensity to engage in deviant behavior, and monitoring low selfcontrol employees through, for example, tracking employees' email and other Internet activities followed by disciplinary actions, may help organizations to deter cyberloafing. Additionally, a study by Vazsonyi and Belliston (2007) has also found that self-control is a more important predictor of deviant behavior, compared to other predictors.…”

“…Despite the fact that studies have demonstrated that younger workers cyberloaf more than older workers, an investigation by Restubog et al (2011) among administrative university employees has shown conflicting results. They found that older employees engaged more in cyberloafing than younger employees.…”