Title
The Effects of Instructor Fear Appeals and Moral Appeals on Cheating-Related Attitudes and Behavior of University Students
Abbreviated Journal Title
Ethics Behav.
Keywords
moral appeals; fear appeals; cheating; cognitive dissonance; neutralizing attitudes; ACADEMIC DISHONESTY; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; INTEGRITY; MODEL; Ethics; Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Abstract
Little attention has been paid in academic dishonesty literature to empirically testing the effectiveness of different instructor communication strategies to minimize cheating. Using a quasi-experimental design, we compared the effectiveness of instructor fear appeals and moral appeals on student cheating-related attitudes and behavior. Cheating was most strongly associated with neutralizing attitudes in the moral appeal condition. Also, the relationship between observation of others cheating and self-reported cheating behaviors was stronger in both treatment conditions than in the control condition. Although a trend toward less cheating in the treatment conditions was evident, it did not attain statistical significance.
Journal Title
Ethics & Behavior
Volume
22
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
196
Last Page
207
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1050-8422
Recommended Citation
"The Effects of Instructor Fear Appeals and Moral Appeals on Cheating-Related Attitudes and Behavior of University Students" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3342.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3342
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