Cyberslacking: A Literature Review of Non-Academic Media-Multitasking of University Students

University students use internet for learning, socializing and recreational purposes on a daily basis. Cyberslackingrefers to students’ non-academic internet access during lectures.This paper will review studies on cyberslacking and non-academic media multitasking in the context of university students. The literature review concludesthatstudents conductcyberslacking as a media-multitaskingbehaviour for non-academic purpose during lectures. Some studies discuss the antecendents of cyberslacking behaviour both from internal and external factors. Internal factors could be attitudes towards cyberslacking, cognitive absorption in technologies, perceived behavioural control, self efficacy and lack of motivation. External factors could be social norms of peers regarding cyberslacking behaviour andlecturers’ competency in teaching. Other studies also mentioned about gender differences and students’ faculty as factors thatcontribute to cyberslacking. Further studies on cyberslacking should be consideredindeveloping the theoretical model and measurement tool of academic cyberslacking behaviour.