Effect of Internet Addiction on Female Employee Performance: The Regulatory Role of Social Support

Year 2022, Volume: 30 Issue: 52, 219 - 241, 28.04.2022

Yunus Zengin , Serkan Naktiyok

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2022.02.12

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effect of internet addiction on females’ job performance. Additionally, the results were analysed by adding social support as a regulatory variable. The survey technique has been used to obtain the data, and surveys have been applied to 408 female employees in two private enterprises operating in the information and communication sector. According to the results, it has been found that internet addiction adversely affects individual performance. However, a decrease in adverse effects and an increase in personal performance have been identified with the addition of the regulatory variable to the model.

Keywords

Internet Addiction, Performance, Social Support, Female Employees

İnternet Bağımlılığının Kadın Çalışan Performansına Etkisi: Sosyal Desteğin Düzenleyici Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, internet bağımlılığının kadınların iş performansına etkisini belirlemektir. Ayrıca, sosyal destek düzenleyici değişken olarak eklenerek sonuçlar analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin elde edilmesinde anket tekniği kullanılmış ve bilgi ve iletişim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren iki özel işletmede 408 kadın çalışana anket uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlara göre internet bağımlılığının bireysel performansı olumsuz etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Ancak düzenleyici değişkenin modele eklenmesiyle olumsuz etkilerin azaldığı ve bireysel performansın arttığı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

İnternet Bağımlılığı, Performans, Sosyal Destek, Kadın Çalışanlar

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