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To Behave or Not (Un)Ethically? The Meditative Effect of Mindfulness on Statistics Anxiety and Academic Dishonesty Moderated by Risk Aversion
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Yovav Eshet; Keren Grinautsky; Pnina Steinberger – International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2024
Despite the growing interest in mindfulness in higher education, the literature on its relation to decision-making under risk (i.e. academic misconduct) and statistics anxiety is scarce. The present research shall fill this gap. Based on the prospect theory, we assessed the mediating effect of mindfulness on the relationship between statistics…
Descriptors: Ethics, Anxiety, Cheating, Integrity
Rationalizing the Decision to Cheat: An Empirical Analysis to Determine Whether Social Rational Orientation Can Predict Academic Dishonesty
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Krou, Megan R.; Acee, Taylor W.; Pino, Nathan W.; Hoff, Meagan A. – Journal of College and Character, 2019
Academic dishonesty is a wide-spread issue in educational institutions, including higher education. This study determined if there was a correlation between social rational action orientations and the likelihood of engaging in academically dishonest acts. The relationship between course value and academic dishonesty was also examined. The…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Cheating, Ethics
Youth Athletes' Moral Decision Making Levels and Sportspersonship Behavior Levels of Coaches
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Karakullukçu, Ömür F. – International Education Studies, 2020
The aim of this study is to determine moral decision making attitudes of youth athletes and sportspersonship behavior levels of their coaches; and to test them in terms of certain variables. The study is in a descriptive research model; the sample group consists of 294 certified athletes playing in youth sports teams; the ages range between 11 and…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Decision Making, Youth Programs, Athletes
Prioritizing Morality in the Self and Consistent Moral Responses Despite Encouragement to Behave Immorally
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Sonnentag, Tammy L.; McManus, Jessica L.; Wadian, Taylor W.; Saucier, Donald A. – Journal of Moral Education, 2019
When morality is important and central to individuals' identities (moral identity), it may heighten their sense of responsibility to behave in moral ways. Although research has linked moral identity to various moral actions, research has yet to demonstrate the association between moral identity and individuals' consistent moral choices, despite…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Self Concept, Correlation, Decision Making
Student Identification of Academic Cheating Typology and the Link to Shoplifting Motivation
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Shanahan, Kevin J.; Hopkins, Christopher D.; Carlson, Les; Raymond, Mary Anne – Marketing Education Review, 2013
Employing and testing shoplifting-based constructs, we develop and validate a new multifaceted cheating behavior scale that allows educators to segment cheating behavior into what students perceive as trivial versus serious cheating. Results confirm that shoplifting-based scales perform well as predictors of cheating and also suggest that from…
Descriptors: Correlation, Classification, Crime, Cheating
Orientation Leaders: Followership Styles and Risk-Taking Attitudes
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Goodman, Ann Coombes – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Although researchers have investigated the role of new student orientation and transition programs on college campuses, the focus has been primarily on issues such as retention and persistence rates of program participants, academic preparation techniques, and program content or logistics. Little research has been reported on student volunteers or…
Descriptors: Role, Orientation, Drinking, Cheating