Abstract
Cheating behavior of university students was investigated in a two-instrument study. In this study, 41 students evaluated the acceptability of an act of dishonesty under 24 different circumstances where a person's motive for transgressing differed. Results indicated that college students took motives into account when evaluating the acceptability of cheating. Acceptance of cheating behavior was expected to be more common among male students than females and younger students than older students.
Research
In the past most research on cheating and cheating acceptance is done in an academic profile. Since this study focuses on four different categories; academics, sports, relationships and work it was difficult to relate the findings with previous studies. However, there is significant evidence that has shown the subtle nature of cheating among college students is increasing in all aspects of life (Baird, 1980; McCabe,1992). Cheating is defined as an act of......
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