Internet use at workplaces and its effects on working style in indian context: An exploration

Shrivastava, Apoorva; Sharma, Manoj Kumar; Marimuthu, P

doi:10.4103/0019-5278.197531

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“…In an era where every minute is crucial for the organizations, spending the supposedly productive working hours for unproductive Internet activities for personal use by the employees has emerged as a major problem for the organizations. As per Shrivastava, Sharma, and Marimuthu (2016), 57 per cent of Indian workers agree that Internet activities make them delay their work, and another study found that 89% of the US employees agreed that they waste their time every day by engaging into nonwork-related Internet activities (Salary.com, 2014). Monetary losses to the companies are enormous, and it was estimated that they suffer a loss of US$759 billion annually because of cyberloafing activities (Martin, Brock, Buckley, & Ketchen, 2010).…”

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The Impact of Ambivalent Perception of Bureaucratic Structure on Cyberloafing

Soral

Arayankalam

Pandey

2020

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Cyberloafing, defined as the use of the Internet for personal use at the workplace, is emerging as a serious concern for organizations as it disrupts the attainment of organizational objectives. A systematic literature review, conducted as a part of this research, of antecedents of cyberloafing behaviour show that research exploring the relationship between the perception of organizational structure and cyberloafing is at a nascent stage. Acknowledging the underexplored state of research in this area, we investigated this relationship through a quantitative study using a sample of 201 employees, and the containment theory as the base. Our study results indicate that an ambivalent perception of the bureaucratic structure has a differential impact on the cyberloafing activities through serial mediation of two important attitudes, namely organizational identification and work engagement. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.

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The Impact of Ambivalent Perception of Bureaucratic Structure on Cyberloafing

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Arayankalam

Pandey

2020

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“…Previous studies from India and abroad also support the current study findings. ( 3 , 31 ) A study conducted in southern India among employees ( n =250) of various organizations, who were using internet for minimum a year, found that overall delay for going to the sleep was 1.6 hours for the sample. ( 31 ) Another exploratory survey conducted among nurse educator students ( n =49) in Finland, reported daily usage of social media for many hours among nursing and other professional students.…”

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Social media use and health promoting lifestyle: an exploration among Indian nursing students

Sahu¹,

Gandhi²,

Sharma³

et al. 2020

invest. educ. enferm

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Objective. To evaluate the use of social media andthe health promoting lifestyle profile of indian nursingstudents. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carriedout with 125 students (89 undergraduate and 36graduate) from various Nursing universities in India, whoprovided information on their sociodemographic data,the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) andthe Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP-II). Results.Regarding the BSMAS, the participants had an averageof 12.8 (maximum possible = 30); 42% reported theyfrequently delayed their sleep due to using social media;9% had excessive use of social media; by gender, men hadhigher total score than women. With respect to the healthpromoting lifestyle profile, the total average was 126.9(maximum possible = 208); no difference was observedby gender in the total score and men scored better in the domain of physical activity; students living with their families had higher scores inthe domain of health responsibility than those living alone; and graduate studentshad better scores than undergraduate students in the scale total and in the domainsof health responsibility, spiritual relations, and interpersonal relations. Conclusion.There is excessive use of social media, especially among male students. This studyalso revealed lower scores than those desired in the domains of Health PromotingLifestyle, especially for physical activity, health responsibility, stress management,and nutrition. Thereby, the findings may be used to improve health literacy on socialmedia, as well as promote a positive lifestyle among nursing students.

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“…These findings are similar to the studies done in India till now. [31] However, as to our knowledge, this is the first study from India focusing on internet addiction, sleep disturbances, and EDS. A few studies done from India assessing internet addiction and psychiatric comorbidities showed relation of internet overuse and personality characteristics,[32] depression, anxiety, well-being, and functioning.…”

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Internet addiction and daytime sleepiness among professionals in India: A web-based survey

Singh

Suchandra

Pattajoshi

et al. 2019

Indian J Psychiatry

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Background: The likelihood of the relation between Internet overuse and comorbid psychiatric conditions is on the rise. However, sleep disturbances are common psychiatric symptoms associated with internet overuse. Our objective was to examine the association of Internet overuse with excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep problems in professionals from India. Materials and Methods: This was a web-based cross-sectional study through a predesigned questionnaire which included various professional groups. The information included in the questionnaire was sociodemographic details, Young's internet addiction test (IAT) and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). Results: About 1.0% of total sample population had severe internet addiction whereas 13% were in the range of moderate internet addiction and the mean score on IAT was found to be 32 (standard deviation [SD] = 16.42). The mean duration of total night time sleep (5.61 ± 1.17) is significantly lower in participants with moderate and severe internet addiction (6.98 ± 1.12) compared to those with no and mild internet addiction. The mean scores of ESS were significantly higher in individuals with moderate and severe addiction (M = 10.64, SD = 4.79). We found that sleepiness while in 5 of the situations such as driving a car (χ 2 = 27.67; P < 0.001), sitting and reading (χ 2 = 13.6; P = 0.004), traveling in a car (χ 2 = 15.09; P = 0.002), afternoon rest time (χ 2 = 15.75; P = 0.001), and postlunch quiet time (χ 2 = 24.09; P < 0.001), predicted membership to moderate-to-severe internet addiction, even after controlling for the confounding effects of age and gender. Conclusions: This study shows an association between Internet overuse, excessive daytime sleepiness, and other sleep problems. Clinicians should be proactive and conscious in scrutinizing the patients for internet addiction and its consequences.

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Internet use at workplaces and its effects on working style in indian context: An exploration

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The Impact of Ambivalent Perception of Bureaucratic Structure on Cyberloafing

The Impact of Ambivalent Perception of Bureaucratic Structure on Cyberloafing

Social media use and health promoting lifestyle: an exploration among Indian nursing students

Internet addiction and daytime sleepiness among professionals in India: A web-based survey

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