Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication and Media

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication and Media

Standardization of Cyber Loafing Questionnaire (CLQ) among the Academic Staff

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
ebrahim aryani ghizghapan 1
akhtar rahimi 2
1 Ph.D. of Educational Administration,Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran. (Corresponding author)
2 M.A of Human Resources Training and Improvement, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
10.22034/jiscm.2022.319948.1315
Abstract
With the advancement of new technologies, one of the types of deviant behaviors that has become popular is cyber loafing. Due to the lack of appropriate tools for measuring deviant behavior in the country, the present study was conducted with the aim of standardizing the cyber loafing deviation behavior questionnaire (CLQ). The statistical population of this study included all staff of universities affiliated with the Ministry of Science at four levels of international, national, regional and local levels of performance across the country. The research data were collected from 430 staff members who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method using cyber loafing questionnaire. The results of the validation of the method showed that the internal consistency and stability reliability of the Cyber Loafing Questionnaire by using Cronbach's alpha was 0/89 and by test-retest method was 0/88. Evaluate the content validity, discriminant, and construct of cyber loafing questionnaire confirms the validity of the questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses as the main form revealed three correlated but separable dimensions that were "Internet surfing", "Receiving and sending irrelevant e-mail" and "interactive internet dodging". The results of this study showed that the Cyber Loafing Questionnaire (CLQ) is a reliable and valid tool for measuring and screening the cyber loafing of academic staff. As a result, researchers in the field of management of educational organizations, studies of organizational behavior, new technologies and human resource management with the use of this efficient tool in the field of research; Be able to detect the cyber loafing status of employees.
Keywords
Deviant behavior
Cyber Loafing
Academic Staff
Standardization
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