What drives students’ Internet ethical behaviour

An integrated model of the theory of planned behaviour, personality, and Internet ethics education

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21453151
AutoresYu-Yin Wang (Providence University, autor correspondente), Yi‐Shun Wang (0000-0002-0161-5520, National Changhua University of Education), Yi-Shun Wang (Providence University, autor correspondente), Yu-Min Wang (0000-0002-2096-6801, National Chi Nan University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume41
Fascículo3
Páginas588-610
Data de publicação2022-02-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBehaviour and Information Technology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0144-929X • E-ISSN: 1362-3001
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0144929x.2020.1829053
OpenAlexW3091911551
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas122

With the emergence of Internet technology, Internet ethics has become an important issue for academics and practitioners. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence students’ behavioural intention to perform an Internet ethical behaviour based on an integrated perspective of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), Big-Five personality traits, and Internet ethics education. This study empirically examines the research model using a cross-sectional survey study, collecting data from a sample of 276 students, and using partial least squares (PLS) for the analysis. The results show that intention of performing Internet ethical behaviours is influenced by attitude toward ethical behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. Moreover, personality trait agreeableness is positively related to attitude toward ethical behaviour and subjective norms. Conscientiousness and openness are positively correlated with attitude toward ethical behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. Finally, the existence of an Internet ethics curriculum significantly strengthened the positive relationship between attitude toward ethical behaviour and intention of performing Internet ethical behaviours. The findings enhance our understanding of the relationship between students’ Internet ethical behaviour and Internet ethics education. The results also provide several important theoretical and practical implications for Internet ethics education within the university education context

Control (management) · Engineering ethics · Personality · The Internet · Theory of planned behavior · World Wide Web · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics in Business and Education · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Information and Cyber Security · Psychology · Social Psychology