Loneliness and Cyberloafing in the Time of COVID-19: A Psychological Perspective

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the entire world, driven countries into economic, social, and political uncertainty forced quite significant changes, especially in areas such as health, work, education, social security. Social changes that are occurring a result of crisis include restructuring businesses working styles shaping work life along new-normal axis. Many psychosocial risks conflict management, organisational relationships, communications problems, job satisfaction, stress, productivity, performance being redefined nature jobs, descriptions, employee competence, ways recreated for virtual environment. importance concepts related to psychology loneliness, cyberloafing, digital mobbing, emotional resilience, psychological compassion, self-compassion, conscious awareness, design habits, coping with is becoming apparent. Research aims aim this study examine cyberloafing loneliness its changing structure terms psychology. In addition, researchers their results on discussed both sociodemographic factors some variables life. Methodology research method critical analysis literature subject was applied study. Common findings secondary were used Findings have been evaluated relation different work-life whose mutual relations very limited number studies, examined more intensively context personal applicable technology-intensive future.