The Influence of Work Connectivity Behavior After-hours on Employees' Withdrawal Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Work Stress

Abstract

After-hours work connectivity behavior caused by the use of instant messaging software will lead to negative outcomes, however, the exploration of the negative outcomes in current research is limited, and no research has focused on off-hours work caused by the use of instant messaging software and the impact of connectedness behavior on employees' job withdrawal behavior. Therefore, based on the resource conservation theory and interactive determinism, this research study constructs a relevant theoretical models to explore the impact of after-hours work connectivity behavior on work withdrawal behavior. A total of 265 ordinary employees in China were surveyed using the method of literature review and the survey through a questionnaire. The results of the study found that after-hours work connectivity behavior will increase work withdrawal behavior; after-hours work connectivity behavior will increase work stress; work pressure will increase work withdrawal behavior; after-hours work connectivity behavior leads to work withdrawal behavior through work pressure; active personality will weaken the impact of work pressure on work withdrawal behavior, and at the same time weaken the after-hours work connectivity behavior through the most work pressure on work withdrawal, behavioral impact.