Title

Southern college students' cheating behaviors: an examination of problem behavior correlates

Authors

Authors

E. E. Mustaine;R. Tewksbury

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Deviant Behav.

Keywords

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY; PSYCHOSOCIAL FRAMEWORK; CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES; RISK; BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENCE; DETERRENCE; VARIABLES; GENDER; Psychology, Social; Sociology

Abstract

Understandings of cheating behavior by college students have focused on identifying rates at which students cheat and the identification of demographic characteristics. This paper focuses on demographic and other problem behaviors associated with cheating. Male and female samples from 12 southern colleges/universities are examined separately. Results show that males who cheat are more likely to be involved in four of seven other problem behaviors; females who cheat are likely to be involved in only one of seven other problematic behaviors. These findings suggest that cheating may be part of a larger problem behavior orientation for males but not females.

Journal Title

Deviant Behavior

Volume

26

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/016396290950659

Language

English

First Page

439

Last Page

461

WOS Identifier

WOS:000231465900003

ISSN

0163-9625

Recommended Citation

"Southern college students' cheating behaviors: an examination of problem behavior correlates" (2005). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 5504.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/5504