Impact of Family Incivility Upon Cyberloafing: Moderating Effect of the Level of Need for Achievement

Shuja Ul Islam, Kainaat Amjad, Syed Ahmed Ali and Fatima Khurshed
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Shuja Ul Islam: FAST School of Management, NU-FAST, Islamabad, Pakistan
Kainaat Amjad: FAST School of Management, NU-FAST, Islamabad, Pakistan
Syed Ahmed Ali: FAST School of Management, NU-FAST, Islamabad, Pakistan
Fatima Khurshed: FAST School of Management, NU-FAST, Islamabad, Pakistan

International Journal of Business and Economic Affairs (IJBEA), 2020, vol. 5, issue 6, 300-310

Abstract: The study aimed to explore the relationship between family incivility and cyberloafing where level of Need for achievement was adopted as a moderating variable on the basis of Work Home Resources (W-HR) model which states that stressors in one domain affect the outcomes or performance levels in the other. The level of need for achievement acted in the study as a valuable resource in the study that could potentially strengthen or weaken the relationship between family incivility and cyberloafing. Data was collected from 125 individuals (N = 125) in a cross-sectional study and the results indicated that family incivility has a significant and positive relationship with cyberloafing while the level of need for achievement failed to act as defense mechanism and failed to show any significant relationship with the other variables in the research activity. These findings signify that the under the theory of needs by David McClelland, need for achievement does not plays a part of moderator in causing deviant behaviors. In consequences, this model provides a platform for future research to understand how family incivility can result in deviant behaviors.

Keywords: Family incivility; Cyberloafing; Need for achievement; W-HR model; Conservation of Resources (COR) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24088/IJBEA-2020-56003

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