Lost sleep and cyberloafing: Evidence from the laboratory and a daylight saving time quasi-experiment

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1068-1076

  Wagner, David T ^a   Barnes, Christopher M ^b   Lim, Vivien K G ^c   Ferris, D Lance ^d  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Cyberloafing; Daylight saving time (DST); self regulation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGO; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRODUCTIVITY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EFFICIENCY; EGO; HUMANS; INTERNET; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871674859     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027557     Document Type: Article

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