Academic dishonesty, self-control, and general criminality: A prospective and retrospective study of academic dishonesty in a New Zealand university

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume22
dc.contributor.authorWilliams MM
dc.contributor.authorWilliams MN
dc.date.available1/01/2012
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description"This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Ethics & Behavior on 14 March 2012, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508422.2011.653291."
dc.description.abstractAcademic dishonesty is an insidious problem that besets most tertiary institutions, where considerable resources are expended to prevent and manage students’ dishonest actions within academia. Using a mixed retrospective and prospective design this research investigated Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory as a possible explanation for academic dishonesty in 264 university students. The relationship between academic dishonesty and general criminality was also examined. A significant but small to moderate relationship between academic dishonesty and general criminality was present, including correlations with general dishonesty, violent crime and drug offending subcategories. These findings suggested that a general criminological theory may be of use in explaining academic dishonesty, but the overall ability of self-control variables to explain academic dishonesty was not strong. Controlled logistic regressions indicated that a significant positive association with academic dishonesty was only present for one of 6 self-control subscales (self-centeredness), and even this association was only present in the prospective study component. A strong relationship between past and future academic dishonesty was present. Implications of the study for institutions are discussed.
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dc.identifier.citationETHICS & BEHAVIOR, 2012, 22 (2), pp. 89 - 112 (24)
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10508422.2011.653291
dc.identifier.elements-id168496
dc.identifier.issn1050-8422
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/5742
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
dc.relation.isPartOfETHICS & BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSocial Sciences
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectPsychology, Multidisciplinary
dc.subjectSocial Sciences - Other Topics
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectETHICS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
dc.subjectacademic dishonesty
dc.subjectself-control
dc.subjectgeneral criminality
dc.subjectpast academic dishonesty
dc.subjectprospective and retrospective study
dc.subjectETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectCOLLEGE-STUDENTS
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS
dc.subjectCONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES
dc.subjectCHEATING BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCT-VALIDITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL-TEST
dc.subjectCONTROL SCALE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDELINQUENCY
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc2201 Applied Ethics
dc.titleAcademic dishonesty, self-control, and general criminality: A prospective and retrospective study of academic dishonesty in a New Zealand university
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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