Exploration of Personality Factors in Relation to College Students’ Attitudes About Plagiarism
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Location
Burnett Honors College
Start Date
11-10-2013 5:15 PM
End Date
11-10-2013 7:00 PM
Description/Abstract
College students were presented with a scenario in which a student plagiarized in a research paper. Students rated the severity of the act, appropriate consequences, and type and level of desired social interaction with the student. Participants’ attitudes about plagiarism were investigated in relation to their academic locus of control, academic motivation, procrastination tendencies, and the Five Factor Model personality dimensions of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The results of this study have important implications for faculty who mentor and utilize undergraduate research assistants, and illuminate characteristics that relate to student tolerance or even propensity to engage in plagiarism.
Exploration of Personality Factors in Relation to College Students’ Attitudes About Plagiarism
Burnett Honors College
College students were presented with a scenario in which a student plagiarized in a research paper. Students rated the severity of the act, appropriate consequences, and type and level of desired social interaction with the student. Participants’ attitudes about plagiarism were investigated in relation to their academic locus of control, academic motivation, procrastination tendencies, and the Five Factor Model personality dimensions of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The results of this study have important implications for faculty who mentor and utilize undergraduate research assistants, and illuminate characteristics that relate to student tolerance or even propensity to engage in plagiarism.