Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test

The main goal of this study was to develop and validate a personality-based academic integrity test which could serve as a predictor of students’ academic dishonesty. A new Academic Integrity Test (AIT), based on methodological principles accepted in the field of work integrity, was created duri...

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Main Authors: Okanović Predrag, Okanović Dragana, Mitrović Dušanka, Majstorović Nebojša
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Drustvo Psihologa Srbije 2013-01-01
Series:Psihologija
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2013/0048-57051301061O.pdf
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spelling doaj-be3f94f7bd464414b3a738b62ec798352020-11-25T01:49:39ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57052013-01-01461617510.2298/PSI1301061OAcademic integrity "captured" by a personality-based testOkanović PredragOkanović DraganaMitrović DušankaMajstorović NebojšaThe main goal of this study was to develop and validate a personality-based academic integrity test which could serve as a predictor of students’ academic dishonesty. A new Academic Integrity Test (AIT), based on methodological principles accepted in the field of work integrity, was created during this study. The test was developed on one student sample (N=350), and then validated on another (N=471). Validation of the AIT confirmed its relations with three dimensions previously found to be consistent correlates of work integrity measures - Conscientiousness, Aggressiveness and Neuroticism, with the addition of Negative Valence. The correlation between the AIT and a cognitive ability measure was not significant, which is in accordance with previous research. The test retained significant relations with the aforementioned personality measures in simulated applicant condition (except with Neuroticism), leading to the conclusion that the AIT maintains construct validity in situations susceptible to self-presentation.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2013/0048-57051301061O.pdfacademic integrityintegritypersonality traitsforced-choice testfaking
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author Okanović Predrag
Okanović Dragana
Mitrović Dušanka
Majstorović Nebojša
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Okanović Dragana
Mitrović Dušanka
Majstorović Nebojša
Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
Psihologija
academic integrity
integrity
personality traits
forced-choice test
faking
author_facet Okanović Predrag
Okanović Dragana
Mitrović Dušanka
Majstorović Nebojša
author_sort Okanović Predrag
title Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
title_short Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
title_full Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
title_fullStr Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
title_full_unstemmed Academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
title_sort academic integrity "captured" by a personality-based test
publisher Drustvo Psihologa Srbije
series Psihologija
issn 0048-5705
publishDate 2013-01-01
description The main goal of this study was to develop and validate a personality-based academic integrity test which could serve as a predictor of students’ academic dishonesty. A new Academic Integrity Test (AIT), based on methodological principles accepted in the field of work integrity, was created during this study. The test was developed on one student sample (N=350), and then validated on another (N=471). Validation of the AIT confirmed its relations with three dimensions previously found to be consistent correlates of work integrity measures - Conscientiousness, Aggressiveness and Neuroticism, with the addition of Negative Valence. The correlation between the AIT and a cognitive ability measure was not significant, which is in accordance with previous research. The test retained significant relations with the aforementioned personality measures in simulated applicant condition (except with Neuroticism), leading to the conclusion that the AIT maintains construct validity in situations susceptible to self-presentation.
topic academic integrity
integrity
personality traits
forced-choice test
faking
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2013/0048-57051301061O.pdf
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