Relation of Religiosity with Academic Dishonesty in a Sample of College Students

Huelsman, Melissa A.; Piroch, Joan; Wasieleski, David M.

doi:10.2466/pr0.99.3.739-742

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“…In addition, we also found no statistically significant association between either religious affiliation or the stated importance of religion and student academic misconduct. This finding supports other studies that found no direct association between religious identity and belief and moral behaviors such as academic cheating (Huelsman et al, 2006;Smith et al, 1972). Nonetheless, it does not answer the question whether there is a relationship between religious behavior and academic integrity noted by other scholars (Bloodgood et al, 2008;Burton et al, 2011;Huelsman et al, 2006;Perrin, 2000;Rettinger & Jordan, 2005).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 49%

“…This finding supports other studies that found no direct association between religious identity and belief and moral behaviors such as academic cheating (Huelsman et al, 2006;Smith et al, 1972). Nonetheless, it does not answer the question whether there is a relationship between religious behavior and academic integrity noted by other scholars (Bloodgood et al, 2008;Burton et al, 2011;Huelsman et al, 2006;Perrin, 2000;Rettinger & Jordan, 2005). Further research is needed to examine the relationship between religious beliefs and students' actual cheating behaviors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 38%

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What Contributes to College Students’ Cheating? A Study of Individual Factors

Glanzer²,

Sriram³

et al. 2016

Ethics & Behavior

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 49%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 38%

What Contributes to College Students’ Cheating? A Study of Individual Factors

Glanzer²,

Sriram³

et al. 2016

Ethics & Behavior

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“…However, as such, it has served as a pilot study in this research area. Further representative studies will be conducted in the future with appropriate sample size and additional independent factors like the role of socio-economic status [34], religion and religiosity [35] on academic integrity.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-reported attitudes and behaviours of medical students in Pakistan regarding academic misconduct: a cross-sectional study

Ghias

Lakho²,

Asim

et al. 2014

BMC Med Ethics

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BackgroundHonesty and integrity are key attributes of an ethically competent physician. However, academic misconduct, which includes but is not limited to plagiarism, cheating, and falsifying documentation, is common in medical colleges across the world. The purpose of this study is to describe differences in the self-reported attitudes and behaviours of medical students regarding academic misconduct depending on gender, year of study and type of medical institution in Pakistan.MethodsA cross sectional study was conducted with medical students from one private and one public sector medical college. A pre-coded questionnaire about attitudes and behaviours regarding plagiarism, lying, cheating and falsifying documentation was completed anonymously by the students.ResultsA total of 465 medical students filled the questionnaire. 53% of private medical college students reported that they recognize copying an assignment verbatim and listing sources as references as wrong compared to 35% of public medical college students. 26% of private medical college students self-report this behaviour as compared to 42% of public medical college students. 22% of private versus 15% of public medical college students and 21% of students in clinical years compared to 17% in basic science years admit to submitting a fake medical certificate to justify an absence. 87% of students at a private medical college believe that cheating in an examination is wrong as compared to 66% of public medical college students and 24% self-report this behaviour in the former group as compared to 41% in the latter. 63% of clinical year students identify cheating as wrong compared to 89% of their junior colleagues. 71% of male versus 84% of female respondents believe that cheating is wrong and 42% of males compared to 23% of females admit to cheating.ConclusionsThere are significant differences in medical students’ attitudes and behaviours towards plagiarism, lying, cheating and stealing by gender, seniority status and type of institution. The ability to identify acts of academic misconduct does not deter students from engaging in the behaviour themselves, as evidenced by self-reporting.

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“…Most studies found that people with high intrinsic religiosity are less likely to engage in unethical behaviour (Arli & Tjiptono, 2014;Huelsman, Piroch, & Wasieleski, 2006;Longenecker, McKinney, & Moore, 2004;Randolph-Seng & Nielsen, 2007;Vitell et al, 2006).…”

Section: Religiositymentioning

confidence: 99%

Are religious consumers more ethical and less Machiavellian? A segmentation study of Millennials

Arli

Tkaczynski

Anandya

2019

Int J Consumer Studies

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Millennial consumers are increasingly becoming important actors in business that account for sufficient purchasing power. However, Millennials are infamously narcissistic and their views of ethics are more relaxed than previous generations (i.e., Baby Boomers, Generation X). Millennials remain poorly understood in general, especially in the context of developing countries. Hence, the purpose of this study was to profile this generation by segmenting Millennials in Indonesia and investigating differences between these segments on their ethical beliefs and Machiavellianism, an important personality characteristic. This study used a convenience sample from a university in Indonesia (N = 540). The TwoStep cluster analysis produced three segments, namely, “The Religious Millennials”, “The Lukewarm Religious Millennials” and “The Least Religious Millennials”. Consumers who are highly religious are less likely to engage in various unethical behaviours. Interestingly, no significant differences were found between The Lukewarm Millennials and The Least Religious Millennials on their ethical beliefs. This research makes several research contributions. First, this study extended the Hunt–Vitell theory of ethics, where an individual (i.e., Millennials) confronts a problem perceived as having ethical content. Second, the study examined consumer ethics in the context of developing countries where religion plays a significant role in people’s daily life. Third, through understanding different segments, the results assist educators, social marketers and public policy makers in creating an effective campaign to reduce unethical behaviour among Millennials.

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Relation of Religiosity with Academic Dishonesty in a Sample of College Students

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What Contributes to College Students’ Cheating? A Study of Individual Factors

What Contributes to College Students’ Cheating? A Study of Individual Factors

Self-reported attitudes and behaviours of medical students in Pakistan regarding academic misconduct: a cross-sectional study

Are religious consumers more ethical and less Machiavellian? A segmentation study of Millennials

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