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Predictors of Cheating Behavior at a University: A Lesson From the Psychology of Work
Author(s) -
Jackson Chris J.,
Levine Stephen Z.,
Furnham Adrian,
Burr Nicole
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb00254.x
Subject(s) - cheating , psychology , perspective (graphical) , neuroticism , social psychology , personality , variety (cybernetics) , big five personality traits , work (physics) , applied psychology , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science , engineering
The present study investigated students’ behavior across academic departments to establish how personality, demographic, educational, attitudinal, and climate (both psychological and departmental) predicted self‐reported cheating behavior at a university. Participants were 107 students from a variety of academic disciplines. The results explain 50.5% of the variability in self‐reported cheating behavior in terms of demographic (male, school education qualifications), departmental climate, and individual differences (Lie and Neuroticism scales). We concluded that an expanded theoretical perspective (utilizing a wide range of person and situation variables) explained more variability than would otherwise be explained from any single perspective, and that findings from the literature of integrity at work generalize to educational settings. Finally, we discuss the limitations and implications of this research.