Abstract
The purposes of the current study were to evaluate a measure of academic dishonesty and examine high ability college students’ loci of control and its effect on behaviors of academic dishonesty, as moderated by academic self-concept. A total of 357 high ability college students enrolled at two universities in the southwestern United States took part in this study. Variables and the moderation of academic self-concept were examined for the aggregate group (n = 357) and for the disaggregate honors and non-honors groups. Students completed the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (Rotter, 1966), the Self-Description Questionnaire III (Marsh, 1989), and a scale to measure academic dishonesty based on the work of Geddes (2011). A 17-item measure of academic dishonesty was developed. Results indicate locus of control does not significantly predict academic dishonesty for the non-honors group, but several relationships were found among variables for the aggregate group and for the honors and non-honors groups.
Highlights
The purposes of the current study were to evaluate a measure of academic dishonesty and examine high ability college students’ loci of control and its effect on behaviors of academic dishonesty, as moderated by academic self-concept
A relationship between locus of control and academic dishonesty has been found among average ability samples, though, whereby those with an external locus of control are more likely to engage in academic dishonesty than those with an internal locus of control (Gallagher, 2010; Karabenik & Srull, 1978; Pino & Smith, 2003; Rettinger & Kramer, 2009)
Once the factor analysis of the Motivation for Academic Dishonesty scale was complete, a multiple regression analysis was conducted with academic dishonesty as the dependent variable, locus of control and academic self-concept as the independent variables, and LOC x Academic Self-Concept (ASC) as a moderator variable
Summary
The purposes of the current study were to evaluate a measure of academic dishonesty and examine high ability college students’ loci of control and its effect on behaviors of academic dishonesty, as moderated by academic self-concept. Research generally indicates an external locus of control is negatively related to selfesteem (Benson et al, 1994; Downs & Rose, 1991; Smith, Sapp, Farrell, & Johnson, 1998), and, in an academic setting, an internal locus of control is related to a higher academic self-concept (Anazonwu, 1995; Gadzella, Williamson, & Ginther, 1985). In other words, those who take ownership of their successes and failures have stronger feelings about their own academic abilities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate a measure of academic dishonesty for use with high ability college students and to explore the relationship between achievement-related beliefs, namely locus of control and academic self-concept, and academic dishonesty among high ability college students
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