Personality Traits and Attitude toward Corruption among ...
[Pages:28]Psychology and Behavioral Science
International Journal
ISSN 2474-7688
Research Article
Volume 11 Issue 1 - March 2019 DOI: 10.19080/PBSIJ.2019.11.555801
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Personality Traits and Attitude toward Corruption among Government Workers
Damilare A Fagbenro1*, Adekunle A Kenku2 and Mathew O Olasupo1
1Department of Psychology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria 2Department of Psychology, Nassarawa State University, Nassarawa State, Nigeria Submission: January 31, 2019; Published: March 12, 2019 *Corresponding author: Damilare A Fagbenro, Department of Psychology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract
Corruption in Nigeria has been so endemic especially among government agencies which civil servants sector is really affected with this menace. It therefore becomes important to investigate the influence of personality on attitude toward corruption among civil servants. Using a descriptive survey research design, data were collected from 300 civil servants in two purposively selected local government namely Lagos island local government and Etiosa local government all situated in Lagos state. Their age ranged between 25 to 61 years (mean age = 32 years, SD = 4.16). Data was collected using two standardized psychological scales which was analyzed using Pearson moment correlation. Results showed that there is significant positive relationship between extroversion and attitude towards corruption (r= .48, df = 298, p ................
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