The personality of plagiarism

Norman P. Lewis; Bu Zhong

doi:10.1177/107769581106600403

The personality of plagiarism

Norman P. Lewis, Bu Zhong

Department of Interactive Media

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Abstract

Contrary to the water-cooler hypothesis of educators, journalism and mass communication students who plagiarize do not differ from their non-copying peers in the “Big Five” personality traits (study 1, n = 908). However, the two groups differ in a scale that measures integrity on a continuum between principles and expediency (study 2, n = 483). They also differ when asked to evaluate types of copy-and-paste Internet plagiarism. JMC majors do not differ from those in other disciplines in their propensity to commit plagiarism. The two studies show students consider plagiarism a relative offense and offer suggestions for educators trying to reduce its prevalence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-339
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
Volume	66
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/107769581106600403
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

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