Sleep Quality and Work Engagement as Serial Mediators in the Path Between Social Networking Addiction and Work Performance among Working Adults
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This study explored how social networking addiction correlates with work performance in working adults, using both sleep quality and work engagement as the mediators in that order. The Sample comprised working adults from 4 different work settings (hospital staff, teaching staff, industry, and marketing), which included males and females. For the assessment purpose, the Social Networking Addiction Scale, the Individual Job Performance scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the Sleep Condition Indicator were used. Findings revealed that social networking addiction is linked to sleep quality and work performance; however, the serial mediation effect as proposed was not shown. The differences proved to be statistically significant in various organisational situations, implying that the workplace milieus moderate these associations. Overall, the research provides valuable information about how social networking practices affect occupational performance and the need to be cautious in the application of social media in the work environment.
Keywords:
Sleep quality, Social networking addiction, Work engagement, Work performance, Working adultsReferences
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