Is The Cyberloafing Behavior of The Public Employees Might Be Explained by Justice Perception and Emotional Exhaustion?

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the effects of justice perception on the cyberloafing and the mediating role of emotional exhaustion. In this research, justice perception is evaluated by the dimensions of the distribution and interaction justice. Cyberloafing is considered in two dimensions as minor cyberloafing and serious cyberloafing. Data were collected from 110 public employees at a city. Data collected through survey method were analyzed by using SPSS and AMOS programs. The first of the analysis findings is negatively effects distributive and interaction justice on emotional exhaustion. Another finding is that the emotional exhaustion is negatively effects both minor and serious cyberloafing behaviors of employees. Furthermore, the results show that the emotional exhaustion is full mediated between interaction justice and minor cyberloafing behavior.