Relationship Between Cyber Plagiarism and the Big Five Personality Traits: An Empirical Study in a Chilean University

Abstract

The relationship between cyber plagiarism and the big five personality traits was explored in a sample of Chilean undergraduate students (N=106). A questionnaire based on 44 items was used to measure the respondents' big five personality traits. In addition, a three--item scale was adopted to measure self--report on the behaviour of cyber plagiarism. The technique of partial least squares regression was used for data analysis. The results indicate that an increase in cyber plagiarism (R 2 =.22) is significant and negatively related to the personality traits of conscientiousness, extraversion, and openness to experience, as also significant and positively related to the personality trait of neuroticism.KEYWORDS: Plagiarism, Big five model, Latin America, Partial least squares. RELACIÓN ENTRE EL CIBER--PLAGIO Y LOS CINCO GRANDES RASGOS DE PERSONALIDAD: UN ESTUDIO EMPÍRICO EN UNA UNIVERSIDAD CHILENA RESUMENLa relación entre el plagio cibernético y los cinco grandes rasgos de la personalidad fue explorada en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios chilenos (N = 106). Se utilizó un instrumento basado en 44 ítems para medir los cinco grandes rasgos de la personalidad de los encuestados. Adicionalmente, se adoptó una escala de tres ítems para medir el auto reporte sobre el comportamiento de plagio cibernético. La técnica de regresión de mínimos cuadrados parciales se utilizó para el análisis de datos. Los resultados indican que un aumento en el plagio cibernético (R 2 = 0.22) está significativa y negativamente relacionado con los rasgos de personalidad responsabilidad, extroversión y apertura a la experiencia, como asimismo, significativa y positivamente relacionado con el rasgo de personalidad neuroticismo.PALABRAS--CLAVE: Plagio, Modelo de los cinco grandes, Latino América, Regresión de mínimos cuadrados parciales.

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“…At the other end of this scale is undirectedness. Openness to experience is characterised by a developed imagination, curiosity, originality, broad horizons, high intelligence and artistic sensitivity, with conservatism at the other end of the scale (Ne'eman‐Haviv, 2020; Nigel, et al, 2018; Ramírez‐Correa, 2017).…”

“…We compared both the demographic and personality variables between the three groups, using the Big Five model. The five-factor model has been widely used and recognised to capture significant individual differences in patterns of behaviour (Ramírez-Correa, 2017), with traits organised into five dimensions: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness (Ne'eman-Haviv, 2020;Nigel et al, 2018).…”