Fatmah Bagis1^♣, Wiwiek Rabiatul Adawqiyah¹, Ratno Purnomo² and Refius Pradipta Setyanto²

¹ Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Purwokerto, Indonesia
² Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia

 
ABSTRACT

The debate on cyberloafing as a counterproductive or constructive behavior is a compelling impetus for scholars to explore further, particularly within higher education institutions. The correlation between the pervasive nature of the internet, religious beliefs, and deviant behavior in business sectors remains a topic of scholarly discourse, as empirical investigations have yielded ambiguous findings. This study examined the role of Islamic workplace spirituality as a moderating factor in the relationship between job stress and ego depletion, with cyberloafing and its consequences on employees’ spiritual well-being. The sample consisted of 271 employees of Islamic-based universities in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia, analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS). Findings indicated a favorable relationship between job stress, ego depletion, and cyberloafing. Another key result showed that engaging in cyberloafing nourishes employees’ spiritual well-being. Islamic workplace spirituality did not moderate the association between job stress and cyberloafing but did so between cyberloafing and spiritual well-being. The outcomes of this study provide both theoretical and practical contributions to spiritual well-being and workplace deviant behavior research.

Keywords: Spiritual Well-being, Cyberloafing, Job Stress, Ego Depletion, Islamic Workplace Spirituality.