Assessment of Cyberloafing, Job Satisfaction and Job Productivity of National Youth Service Corps Members in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

This study assessed the levels of cyberloafing, job satisfaction and job productivity of National Youth Corps members in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The ex-post facto design (correlation method) was employed for the study. The respondents were 400 who were drawn using simple random sampling technique from Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Four research questions were generated while one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. A researcher-constructed questionnaire tagged “Cyberloafing, Job Satisfaction and Job Productivity Questionnaire (CJSJPQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was administered on 30 selected corps members outside the sample location through test-retest method; it yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.89 that was obtained through the Cronbach's Alpha formula. Data were analyzed with percentage, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression statistical tools. The findings revealed that corps members have a moderate level of cyberloafing, job satisfaction and a high level of job productivity. The results also indicated that there is a significant relationship among cyberloafing, job satisfaction and job productivity of the respondents, with job satisfaction being the most significant predictor. Hence, it was recommended that corps members should be encouraged to exercise self-regulation in the utilization of the internet for non-work purposes in the workplace.