Factors Influencing Cyberloafing Behaviour in Students
Dody Pratama Marumpe *
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
Titik Rosnani
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
Heriyadi
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
Yulyanti Fahruna
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
Arman Jaya
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: This study aims to test and analyze influence of conscientiousness and self-control to cyberloafing in college students.
Study Design: This study used quantitative method. Data collection techniques were done using spread questionnaire in likert scale. Testing was done by using Warp PLS version 6.0 with Structural Equation Model (SEM).
Place and Duration of Study: The study was taken place at Tanjungpura University, Pontianak, West Kalimantan. This study conducted between July until October 2023.
Methodology: This study involved 100 respondents. The sampling technique in this research is Purposive Sampling. This method used criteria chosen by the researcher in selecting the sample. The samples taken in this research were students from Faculty of Economic and Bussiness, Tanjungpura University. The criteria set by researchers are: students who spend at least 4 hours on campus.
Results: Based on the results of the first hypothesis test, it proved that conscientiousness has a significant influence on students' cyberloafing behaviour. This was indicated by the p-value = <0.01, which means it was smaller than 0.05. In this case, it shown that the lower conscientiousness will have an impact on increasing student cyberloafing. In this case, it means that conscientiousness has a significant effect on the cyberloafing behaviour.
Meanwhile, Based on the results of the second hypothesis test, it proved that self-control has a very significant effect on students' cyberloafing behaviour. This was proven by the p-value = <0.01 which was smaller than 0.05. This shows that the lower self-control will have an impact on increasing student cyberloafing. In this case, it means that self-control has a significant effect on the cyberloafing behaviour.
Conclusion: Based on the results of data analysis carried out by researchers, it can be concluded as follows: 1) conscientiousness has a significant effect on the cyberloafing behaviour of students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak. 2) self-control has a significant effect on the cyberloafing behaviour of students at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Tanjungpura University, Pontianak.
Keywords: Conscientiousness, self-control, cyberloafing
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