The power of Islamic spirituality in diminishing darkness of job stress, ego depletion and cyberloafing diversion in the Islamic workplace culture

The debate on cyberloafing as a counterproductive or constructive behavior is a compelling impetus for scholars to explore further, particularly within higher education institutions. The correlation between the pervasive nature of the internet, religious beliefs, and deviant behavior in business sectors remains a topic of scholarly discourse, as empirical investigations have yielded ambiguous findings. This study examined the role of Islamic workplace spirituality as a moderating factor in the relationship between job stress and ego depletion, with cyberloafing and its consequences on employees’ spiritual well-being. The sample consisted of 271 employees of Islamic-based universities in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia, analyzed using Partial Least Squares (PLS). Findings indicated a favorable relationship between job stress, ego depletion, and cyberloafing. Another key result showed that engaging in cyberloafing nourishes employees’ spiritual wellbeing. Islamic workplace spirituality did not moderate the association between job stress and cyberloafing but did so between cyberloafing and spiritual well-being. The outcomes of this study provide both theoretical and practical contrib