“算法附庸”饿了会出错吗?--饥饿感对网约车司机工作偏差行为的影响

With the deep integration of emerging technologies such as big data and cloud computing into the market economy, ride-hailing services have experienced rapid growth. However, due to the current state of "peak mealtime," drivers were compelled to engage in the common practice of driving while hungry, driven by the allure of high earnings during peak hours and platform algorithms. Although the negative impact of hunger has been extensively studied, there is limited research exploring the specific effects of hunger on workers behavior in the workplace. To address this research gap, this study drew on previous research on hunger and the ego depletion theory and hypothesized that hunger positively predicts work deviant behavior, including erroneous driving behavior and dangerous driving behavior. Additionally, we examined the moderating effects of sleep deprivation and drivers work identity on the negative consequences of hunger./t/nWe conducted two studies to test our hypotheses. In Study 1, we collected data from ride-hailing drivers from multiple platforms in southern China using experience sampling methodology. At Time 1, the drivers were asked to report their demographic information. At Time 2, the drivers completed a report before lunch daily for 10 consecutive workdays. In the daily questionnaire, drivers are required to report their sleep deprivation from the previous night, as well as the conditions during their last order in the morning, including hunger, self-control resource depletion, and work deviant behavior. In Study 2, a quasi-experimental research was conducted to test the causal effect between hunger and self-control resource depletion, as well as the moderating effect of sleep deprivation. We recruited 70 participants through the authors personal relationships. We used the opportunity of participants needing to attend morning classes to manipulate their sleep deprivation and hunger and measured self-control resource depletion through Stroop tasks./t/nConfirmatory factor analysis, regression analysis, bootstrapping, and Fishers method were used for data analysis. The results showed that hunger was positively associated with work deviant behavior. Hunger exacerbated drivers self-control resource depletion and increased work deviant behavior. Sleep deprivation and drivers work identity also moderated the positive effects between hunger and self-control resource depletion. This relationship was stronger for sleep deprivation and drivers work identity as a worker. Furthermore, hunger had a conditional, positive indirect effect on work deviant behavior through self-control resource depletion, such that the indirect effects were stronger for sleep deprivation and drivers work identity as a worker./t/nThis paper extends the theory and research in three aspects. First, we complement and extend the research on the aftereffects of hunger by validating the positive impact of hunger on work deviant behavior, and clarifying the specific impact mechanism. Second, we enrich the physiological antecedents of work deviation behavior. The existing literature generally explores the antecedents of work deviant behavior from a psychological perspective, such as work stress and negative emotions. Third, we enrich the empirical research on the conditional effect of self-control resource depletion by providing evidence that sleep deprivation and drivers work identity are significant factors influencing the process of self-control resource depletion.