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Locus of control, academic self-concept, and academic dishonesty among high ability college students

“…Trevino and Youngblood (1990) found American graduate students who had an internal locus of control were less likely to engage in unethical behavior. In a study of American undergraduates, Coleman and Mahaffey (2000) found similar results: those with an external locus of control viewed cheating as more acceptable than those with an internal locus of Rinn, A.N., & Boazman, J. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 14, No.…”

Individual Difference Variables and the Occurrence and Effectiveness of Faking Behavior in Interviews

“…Core self-evaluations should be negatively associated with faking behavior because external locus of control, which is negatively associated with CSE, is related to more unethical decisions (Trevino and Youngblood, 1990), more academic dishonesty (Leming, 1980), and more tolerance toward cheating (Coleman and Mahaffey, 2000). Furthermore, individuals with fragile self-esteem are more likely to exaggerate in interviews (Kernis, 2003) because they possess low levels of self-concept clarity and therefore rely more on situational cues (Campbell et al, 1996).…”

The role of choice provision in academic dishonesty

“…Not surprisingly, academic dishonesty increases when individuals have favorable or neutralizing attitudes that justify cheating (e.g., Diekhoff, LaBeff, Clark, Williams, Francis, & Haines, 1996;Anderman, Griesinger, and Westerfield;1998;Whitley, 1998). However, cheating and tolerance for cheating have also been found to be lower among individuals with higher actual or perceived competence (i.e., Crown & Spiller, 1998;Coleman & Mahaffey, 2000;Finn & Frone, 2004;McCabe & Trevino, 1997;Murdock, Hale, & Weber, 2001;Whitley, 1998), a more internal locus of control (e.g., Crown & Spiller, 1998), and greater autonomous motivation or personal interest in a task (e.g., Schraw, Olafson, Kuch, Lehman, Lehman, & McCrudden, 2007;Vansteenkiste, Sierens, Soenens, Luyckx, & Lens, 2009). Likewise, cheating in school and tolerance for cheating is lower in classroom situations marked by greater levels of perceived teacher competence, engagement, fairness, or caring for students (e.g., McCabe & Trevino, 1997;Murdock, Miller & Kohlhardt, 2004;Murdock, Miller & Goetzinger, 2007).…”

“…Thus, it seems reasonable to suggest that providing choices, especially choices intentionally designed to be most supportive of psychological needs by tapping into personal interests and values, providing opportunities to control process and action, or directly affecting competent decision making or performance (e.g., Katz & Assor, 2007;Patall, 2012;Reeve, Nix, & Hamm, 2003), could decrease favorable cheating attitudes and dishonest behavior because they facilitate adaptive motivational experiences like interest and intrinsic motivation and increase beliefs about competence, control, autonomy, and responsibility (e.g., Langer, 1975;Ryan & Deci, 2000;Patall, Cooper, & Robinson, 2008). Given the especially well-established links between high past performance, perceptions of competence or self-efficacy, and experiences of control over outcomes with less favorable cheating attitudes and cheating behavior (e.g., Whitley, 1998;Coleman & Mahaffey, 2000;McCabe & Trevino, 1997;Murdock et al, 2001;Crown & Spiller, 1998), choice provision seems likely to mitigate dishonest behavior particularly because it supports beliefs about competence and control (e.g., Langer, 1975;Henry, 1994;Patall et al, 2008).…”

“…Given that a central purpose of Study 2 was to explore the mechanisms through which choosing might influence cheating-related outcomes, we focused on what we expected to be the strongest mediators of the effects of choice on anticipated cheating beliefs and behaviors: perceptions of competence, control, and opportunity for cheating, given extensive prior research linking such variables to cheating outcomes (e.g., Coleman & Mahaffey, 2000;Covey, Saladin, & Killen, 1989;Crown & Spiller, 1998;McCabe & Trevino, 1993;1997;Mazar, Amir, & Ariely, 2008;Murdock et al, 2001;Whitley, 1998).…”