Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction on Work Stress to Cyberloafing in Islamic Business Ethics Perspective (Study on Generation Z Employees in Bandar Lampung)

Abstract

The results of the pre-research in this study found that there was a phenomenon of cyberloafing among Generation Z employees in Bandar Lampung fairly high intensity. Uncertainty/inconsistency was found in the effect of work stress on cyberloafing, work stress on job satisfaction, and job satisfaction on cyberloafing. Apart from that this study examines the mediating effect of job satisfaction. Furthermore, this study examines cyberloafing from the perspective of Islamic business ethics. This study used a quantitative method. Hypothesis testing was carried out with SEM-PLS. The results showed that work stress had a positive and significant effect on cyberloafing, work stress had a significant negative effect on job satisfaction and job satisfaction had a significant negative effect on cyberloafing and job satisfaction is proven to partially mediate the effect of work stress on cyberloafing. Cyberloafing is viewed as unethical behavior from the perspective of Islamic business ethics. Keywords: work stress, job satisfaction, cyberloafing, Islamic business ethics