ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to validate a scale to measure attitudes toward plagiarism. The survey questionnaire was administered to a purposive sample of 300 graduate Ph.D. students from private, state, and central universities. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to validate attitudes and subjective norms toward plagiarism. The scale demonstrated good internal consistency, composite reliability, and construct validity. Positive attitudes toward plagiarism, negative attitudes toward plagiarism, and subjective norms demonstrated a high level of convergence among the items thereby supporting the convergent validity of these constructs. The study extends the theory of planned behavior to predict intentions to plagiarize. Positive attitudes, negative attitudes, and subjective norms were related to plagiarism. Positive attitudes toward plagiarism indicate an individual’s tolerance, acceptability, and positive perception toward an unethical task. Negative attitudes condemn plagiarism and the third dimension, subjective norms toward plagiarism, reflect the thinking and the occurrence of plagiarism and the acceptance of such behavior in academic and research settings.

摘要

该研究的目的是验证衡量抄袭态度的量表。调查问卷是针对 300 名博士研究生的有目的样本进行的。来自私立、州立和中央大学的学生。验证性因素分析 (CFA) 用于验证对剽窃的态度和主观规范。该量表表现出良好的内部一致性、复合信度和结构效度。对剽窃的积极态度、对剽窃的消极态度和主观规范表明了项目之间的高度趋同，从而支持了这些结构的趋同有效性。该研究将计划行为理论扩展到预测剽窃意图。积极态度、消极态度和主观规范与剽窃有关。对剽窃的积极态度表明个人对不道德任务的容忍度、可接受性和积极看法。消极态度谴责剽窃，第三维度，即对剽窃的主观规范，反映了学术和研究环境中对剽窃的思考和发生以及对此类行为的接受。