The Influence of Technostress on Cyberslacking of College Students in Technology-Enhanced Learning: Mediating Effects of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Development of Hypotheses
2.1. Technostress and Cyberslacking
2.2. The Mediating Role of Deficient Self-Control between Technostress and Cyberslacking
2.3. The Mediating Role of Burnout between Technostress and Cyberslacking
2.4. The Chain Mediating Role of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout between Technostress and Cyberslacking
3. Methods
3.1. Design and Procedure
3.2. Instrument Development
3.2.1. The Technostress Scale
3.2.2. The Deficient Self-Control Scale
3.2.3. The Burnout Scale
3.2.4. The Cyberslacking Scale
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Common Method Variance Test
4.2. The Measurement Model
4.3. The Structural Model
4.3.1. Technostress and Cyberslacking
4.3.2. Chain Mediating Effect of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout between Technostress and Cyberslacking
5. Discussion
6. Implications
7. Limitations
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Model | χ2 | df | χ2/df | ∆χ2 | ∆df | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-factor mode | 636.774 | 98 | 6.498 | 425.004 | 16 | 0.000 |
Multi-factor model | 211.769 | 82 | 2.583 |
Latent Variable | Measurement Variable | Mean | Std. Dev. | Factor Loadings | α | CR | AVE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS | TS1 | 2.770 | 0.038 | 0.834 | 0.921 | 0.923 | 0.751 |
TS2 | 0.917 | ||||||
TS3 | 0.920 | ||||||
TS4 | 0.788 | ||||||
DSC | DSC1 | 2.910 | 0.038 | 0.663 | 0.896 | 0.881 | 0.655 |
DSC2 | 0.734 | ||||||
DSC3 | 0.939 | ||||||
DSC4 | 0.870 | ||||||
BO | BO1 | 2.820 | 0.037 | 0.688 | 0.872 | 0.877 | 0.643 |
BO2 | 0.751 | ||||||
BO3 | 0.895 | ||||||
BO4 | 0.857 | ||||||
CS | CS1 | 3.150 | 0.380 | 0.815 | 0.909 | 0.910 | 0.716 |
CS2 | 0.845 | ||||||
CS3 | 0.895 | ||||||
CS4 | 0.827 |
Scale | TS | DSC | BO | CS |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS | 0.867 | |||
DSC | 0.417 *** | 0.809 | ||
BO | 0.323 *** | 0.536 *** | 0.802 | |
CS | 0.369 *** | 0.523 *** | 0.684 *** | 0.846 |
Model | χ2 | χ2/df | TLI | CFI | NFI | RMSEA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measurement model | 361.576 (0.000) | 3.728 | 0.956 | 0.964 | 0.952 | 0.067 |
Research model | 361.576 (0.000) | 3.728 | 0.956 | 0.964 | 0.952 | 0.067 |
Recommended criteria | p > 0.05 | <5.0 | >0.90 | >0.90 | >0.90 | <0.08 |
Path | Point Estimation | Product of Coef. | bias-Corrected | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE | Z | Lower | Upper | ||
Technostress→Deficient Self-Control→Cyberslacking | 0.076 | 0.027 | 2.861 | 0.029 | 0.134 |
Technostress→Burnout→Cyberslacking | 0.067 | 0.030 | 2.263 | 0.010 | 0.128 |
Technostress→Deficient Self-Control→Burnout→Cyberslacking | 0.113 | 0.025 | 4.579 | 0.073 | 0.172 |
Total effect | 0.375 | 0.056 | 6.649 | 0.267 | 0.489 |
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Li, X.; Liu, D. The Influence of Technostress on Cyberslacking of College Students in Technology-Enhanced Learning: Mediating Effects of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11800. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191811800
Li X, Liu D. The Influence of Technostress on Cyberslacking of College Students in Technology-Enhanced Learning: Mediating Effects of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(18):11800. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191811800
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xinghua, and Dehua Liu. 2022. "The Influence of Technostress on Cyberslacking of College Students in Technology-Enhanced Learning: Mediating Effects of Deficient Self-Control and Burnout" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 18: 11800. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph191811800