Khairnar Mahesh Ravindra, Wadgave Umesh, Shah Sagar Jatish, Shah Swarali, Jain Vardhaman Mulchand, Kumbhar Sagar
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, A.C.P.M. Dental College and Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra, India.
Perspect Clin Res. 2019 Jan-Mar;10(1):9-14. doi: 10.4103/picr.PICR_141_17.
Plagiarism is a type of research misconduct that consists of copying other's work or ideas without giving them proper credit. The rise of plagiarism cases has become a serious concern in the scientific world. Hence, a cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess the attitude among dental faculty members and postgraduate (PG) students toward plagiarism. Objectives were to compare the attitudes of dental faculty members and PG students toward plagiarism and to analyze the association of attitude toward plagiarism (ATP) with age, gender, and number of publications of the participants.
ATP was measured using a self-administered questionnaire consisting of two sections; first section consisting of demographic details of the participants and second section consisting of the ATP questionnaire measuring positive attitude, negative attitude, and subjective norms. Ninety faculty members and 126 PG students from four dental institutions participated in the study. The data were analyzed using Chi-square test and linear regression analysis.
PG students showed more positive attitude and less negative ATP as compared to faculty members. Positive ATP decreased with increase in age (β = -0.147; = 0.008), number of publications (β = -0.195; = 0.001), and from males to females (β = -1.209; = 0.044) whereas negative ATP increased with age (β =0.093; = 0.001).
The study showed negligence of PG students toward plagiarism which calls for improvement in awareness regarding plagiarism and research education.
抄袭是一种研究不端行为，包括抄袭他人的作品或想法而未给予适当的认可。抄袭案例的增加已成为科学界严重关切的问题。因此，开展了一项横断面调查，以评估牙科教师和研究生对抄袭的态度。目的是比较牙科教师和研究生对抄袭的态度，并分析对抄袭的态度（ATP）与参与者的年龄、性别和发表论文数量之间的关联。
使用一份由两部分组成的自填式问卷来测量ATP；第一部分包括参与者的人口统计学细节，第二部分包括测量积极态度、消极态度和主观规范的ATP问卷。来自四所牙科机构的90名教师和126名研究生参与了该研究。使用卡方检验和线性回归分析对数据进行分析。
与教师相比，研究生表现出更积极的态度和更少的消极ATP。积极的ATP随着年龄的增加（β = -0.147；P = 0.008）、发表论文数量的增加（β = -0.195；P = 0.001）以及从男性到女性（β = -1.209；P = 0.044）而降低，而消极的ATP随着年龄的增加而增加（β = 0.093；P = 0.001）。
该研究表明研究生对抄袭存在疏忽，这需要提高对抄袭的认识和研究教育。
