Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/10426
Title: Work connectivity behavior after-hours spills over to cyberloafing: The roles of motivation and workaholism
Authors: Dr. WANG Rong, Jessy 
Li, Zijun 
Bu, Chunyu 
Zhu, Wenbo 
Issue Date: 2023
Source: Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2023, vol. 38(8), pp. 597-610.
Journal: Journal of Managerial Psychology 
Abstract: Purpose The authors investigated how and when work connectivity behavior after-hours (WCBA) spilled over to cyberloafing, considering ego depletion as a mediator and motivations and workaholism as moderators. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned objective. Design/methodology/approach In Study 1, 380 employees participated in a scenario experiment with a 2 × 2 between-subjects design. Studies 2 and 3 involved 483 and 406 employees, respectively in two two-wave surveys. Findings WCBA was indirectly linked to cyberloafing via ego depletion. However, when WCBA was driven by high autonomous and low controlled motivation, it exerted less influence on ego depletion, thus weakening the mediating effect of ego depletion. Moreover, the association between WCBA and ego depletion was not significant among employees accustomed to excessive work. The indirect effect of ego depletion also operated contingently on the level of excessive work. Originality/value The findings shed light on the spillover effects of WCBA, suggesting that WCBA may lead to cyberloafing by depleting resources. However, the influence of WCBA on ego depletion is concealed when employees engage in WCBA autonomously or are habituated to excessive work.
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/10426
ISSN: 0268-3946
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-11-2022-0602
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