The Effect of Personality on Cyberloafing Behavior among Administrative Staff in Universitas Islam Riau, Indonesia

Fikri, Fikri and Saldsamon, Yuan (2023) The Effect of Personality on Cyberloafing Behavior among Administrative Staff in Universitas Islam Riau, Indonesia. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 13 (1). pp. 7-13. ISSN 2163-1956

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Abstract

The existence of internet facilities in the workplace as a performance support by some employees is found to be used corruptly. The existence of cyberloafing as a behavior of misusing internet facilities can be caused by various things, which is personality. This research was conducted to determine the relationship between the personality of the five-factor theory and cyberloafing behavior among administrative staff in Universitas Islam Riau. The method of data collection used the scales of cyberloafing and the big five inventory. The research population consisted of administrative staff with a total sample of 172 people obtained using the incidental sampling technique. This study used a parametric analysis technique with the product moment method. The results of the statistical analysis showed that there was a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of openness and cyberloafing, a negative relationship between the dimensions of conscientiousness and cyberloafing, and a significant positive relationship between the dimensions of neuroticism and cyberloafing. The extraversion and agreeableness personality dimensions were found to have no relationship with cyberloafing behavior.

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