This research paper attached herewith titled Social Loafing Behavior on Collaborative Group Work Among University Students in Malaysia: Self-Efficacy, Group Cohesion and Task Interdependence prepared and submitted by Dheenosheeni A/P Maganthrin Kumar, Khoo Jing Wen and Kishuvan A/L Marimuthu in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) Psychology are hereby accepted. The tendency to put in less effort when working in a collaborative group is known as "social loafing." Therefore, the purpose of this quantitative and cross-sectional study is to investigate the role of self-efficacy, group cohesion, and task interdependence in predicting social loafing behavior among university students in Malaysia in collaborative group work.
It was determined whether there was any relationship between the predictors and social loafing behavior using both Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation (PPMC). However, contrary to the PPMC results, social loafing behavior was negatively correlated with all three independent variables. Furthermore, this study aims to provide a positive learning experience through collaborative groups and also contributes to raising awareness of the social loafing trend among university students across higher education and institutional bodies.
Self-Efficacy and Social Loafing 9 Group Cohesion and Social Loafing 10 Task Interdependence and Social Loafing 12. Self-Efficacy and Social Loafing 34 Group Cohesion and Social Loafing 35 Task Interdependence and Social Loafing 37.
Introduction
Thus, the purpose of the current study is to examine self-efficacy as a predictor of social humiliation in college students in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aims to examine group cohesion as another predictor of social loading behavior among college students in Malaysia. Therefore, our study is designed to determine task interdependence as a predictor of social idleness among.
Limited studies were found examining the role of self-efficacy, group cohesion, and task interdependence as predictors of social laziness. To examine the role of self-efficacy, group cohesion and task interdependence in predicting social loafing among university students in Malaysia. To determine the relationship between self-efficacy, group cohesion and social humiliation among university students in Malaysia.
Do self-efficacy, group cohesion, task interdependence predict social laziness among university students in Malaysia. H1: Self-efficacy, group cohesion, task interdependence predict social laziness among college students in Malaysia.
Literature Review
The results of the study conducted showed a significant relationship between self-efficacy and social loafing. Individuals are therefore less likely to engage in social loafing behavior as long as the group members have a sense of commitment to the group to complete the task together (Fominaya, 2010). In different situations, high levels of task. interdependence and low levels of task dependence in social loafing are assessed comparably.
Thus, declaring high task interdependence lowers the chances of engaging in social loafing behavior in collaborative group work. The SIT can be conceptualized as the social loafing behavior of individuals during collaborative work among university students. According to the framework, self-efficacy, group cohesion and task interdependence positively predict the social loafing behavior of university students in collaborative work.
Thus, group cohesion with a strong sense of belonging helps reduce social greed behavior during group work. Therefore, social stripping behavior can be analyzed with task interdependence based on social identity theory (SIT).
Methodology
The final sample size of this study included 350 students after 2 incomplete responses and 11 outliers detected by SPSS software were excluded from further analysis. The survey form consists of several parts, such as an informed consent form, demographic information, and four measurement variables. This is to ensure that the study was conducted ethically, for example to ensure that the respondents participated in the study voluntarily, and to protect the rights of the participants.
According to In (2017), a pilot study will be conducted to assess the feasibility of the study and proposed methods. In order to evaluate the feasibility of instruments or to generate statistical estimates for a larger study, according to basic guidelines, it is recommended to include more than 10% of the sample (Hertzog, 2008). In addition, it was done to improve the reliability and increase the completion rate of the questionnaire.
The self-report questionnaire consists of seven items on a five-point Likert scale ranging from “1=Strongly disagree” to “5=Strongly agree”. The higher the score. Participants were asked to respond on a four-point Likert scale ranging from “1=Not at all true” to “4=Exactly true”. A higher score indicated a higher sense of perceived self-efficacy.
Results
The Social Loafing Tendency Questionnaire (SLTQ) was the only one of the three instruments used in this study that had negative items (items 1, 3, 5, and 6). Normality tests were performed for all variables presented, which include general self-efficacy, group cohesiveness, task interdependence, and social loss in research. Therefore, this suggests that the variables of general self-efficacy, group cohesiveness, task interdependence, and social loss are not normally distributed (see Appendix D).
The skewness and kurtosis values for all variables of general self-efficacy, group cohesion, task interdependence, and social loafing. The variables of self-efficacy, group cohesion, and social loafing behavior met three of the five normality indicators, specifically P-Plot, skewness, and kurtosis. However, the combined effects of self-efficacy, group cohesion, and task interdependence together are significant predictors of social loafing behavior.
PPMC was conducted to test whether there is a correlation between self-efficacy and social indolence. For the PPMC analysis, task interdependence and social laziness were found to be negatively correlated and statistically significant. Statistical analyzes of self-efficacy as a predictor of social indolence among university students showed that the variable itself was not significant with respect to MLR.
In addition, they found a negative relationship between self-efficacy and social loafing behavior, which is consistent with our findings. Alternatively, contrary to H4, PPMC found a negative correlation between task interdependence and social laziness. Therefore, students are less likely to engage in prosocial behavior when working in collaborative groups.
Based on the results of the study, the theory was partially supported by the variables of social loafing behavior. The current study found a relationship between self-efficacy, group cohesion, and task interdependence and social loafing behavior. Group cohesion and social loafing: Effects of a social interaction manipulation on individual motivation within groups.
