The Relationship Between Perceived Overqualification And Cyberloafing

The widespread application of the Internet in the workplace has made cyberloafing very common.Based on the theory of person-job fit,this paper aims to explore the influence of perceived overqualification on cyberloafing,as well as the mediating role of job crafting and the moderating role of affective commitment and psychological empowerment in this relationship.Study 1 aimed to explore the relationship between perceived overqualification and cyberloafing.Study 1A,with 943 middle school teachers as subjects,confirmed a significant positive correlation between perceived overqualification and cyberloafing.In Study 1B,an experimental study was conducted with graduate students as subjects to create working scenarios.A total of 109 valid data were recovered,which confirmed the causal relationship between perceived overqualification and cyberloafing.Study 2 aimed to explore how to reduce cyberloafing behaviors caused by perceived overqualification.In Study 2,primary and secondary school teachers were selected as subjects.Data were collected by stages,and a total of 214 valid data were recovered.The main results were as follows:(1)It is confirmed again that perceived overqualification has a significant positive predictive effect on cyberloafing.(2)Job crafting played a partially mediating role in this relationship,namely,perceived overqualification could reduce cyberloafing by increasing job crafting.(3)Affective commitment can directly and negatively moderate the effect of perceived overqualification on cyberloafing.When the level of affective commitment is high,the positive predictive effect of perceived overqualification on cyberloafing is weakened.(4)Psychological empowerment could not moderate the effect of perceived overqualification on job crafting.In conclusion,this study confirms the effect of perceived overqualification on cyberloafing,as well as the mediating role of job crafting and the direct moderating role of psychological empowerment.