Many employers have recognized that unlimited use of the Internet by employees has the
potential to reduce, rather to than enhance productivity (Young, 2010). A study conducted by
Landers and Lounsbury (2004) in testing personality traits with Internet usage suggested that
the negative relationship between Work Drive and Internet usage may simply reflect that
Internet users who spend a lot of time on the Internet do so at the expense of time that could
be spent on studying hard and giving extra effort to get good grades. Indeed, the significant
negative correlation between Work Drive and percentage of Internet time classified as Leisure
supports the notion that Internet usage is motivated by non-work (i.e., leisure) pursuits. Also,
frequent Internet usage may not be functional for more hardworking students.