Abstract
engage in Internet abuse, and whether any of 15 antecedents predict the amount of that abuse. Data were collected from 571 Usenet users in an on-line survey. Aggregating the time for each of the eleven listed methods of Internet abuse revealed a total of 5.8 hours per week, on average. Most of the antecedents in two of the three Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) categories (Attitudes and Subjective Norms), were significant, and none of the antecedents in the third TPB category (Perceived Behavioral Control) showed significance. addiction, self-justification, job satisfaction, peer culture, and supervisor culture were significant predictors of Internet abuse. Exploratory demographic factors computer experience, gender, and firm revenue also showed predictive power.
Recommended Citation
Galletta, Dennis F. and Polak, Peter, "An Empirical Investigation of Antecedents of Internet Abuse in the Workplace" (2003). SIGHCI 2003 Proceedings. 14.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/sighci2003/14