RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence and correlates of academic dishonesty: towards a sustainable university
A1 Cuadrado González, Dámaris
A1 Salgado Velo, Jesús Fernando
A1 Moscoso Ruibal, Silvia
K1 Academic sustainability
K1 Academic dishonesty
K1 Personality
K1 Big five
K1 General mental ability
K1 Academic performance
AB Academic dishonesty (AD) is a problem that affects all higher education institutions. It hurts their reputation, undermines integrity programs, and sidelines sustainability efforts. To understand its negative impact, the empirical study of AD is a critical issue. Up to now, the majority of research on AD has taken place in the North American context. The current research analyzes the prevalence of AD in a non-American university and, focusing on individual differences, examines some of its causes and consequences. The results prove that: (1) AD is a problem that occurs frequently among students; (2) three dimensions of the big five personality model correlate with AD. These are conscientiousness (ρ = −0.49, p < 0.01), extraversion (ρ = 0.39, p < 0.01), and agreeableness (ρ = −0.14, p < 0.01); (3) AD is associated to students’ GPA (Grade Point Average) (ρ = −0.34, p < 0.01) and contextual performance (ρ = −0.50, p < 0.01); (4) personality accounts for 30% of AD variance (R = 0.55, p < 0.01); and (5) AD and some of the studied individual differences explain 38% and 41% of GPA and contextual performance variance (R = 0.62, p < 0.01 and R = 0.64, p < 0.01). Implications for research and practice are discussed.
PB MDPI
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/20956
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/20956
LA eng
NO Cuadrado, D., Salgado, J. F., Moscoso, S. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of academic dishonesty: towards a sustainable university. "Sustainability", 11(21), 6062
NO This research was funded by Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, grant number PSI2017-87603-P to Jesús F. Salgado and Silvia Moscoso
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026