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Predicting Academic Dishonesty Using Personality, Impulsiveness, Morality, and Somatic Faking
Location
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
47
Start Date
4-8-2020 11:00 AM
End Date
4-8-2020 11:15 AM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Violations of academic honor are relative to many of the same factors that lead to dishonesty by individuals subject to the criminal justice system. Malingering is defined as the feigning of psychological or physical ailment for gain, which is a technique regularly used to exploit both academic institutions and the U.S. court system. While malingering in legal environments is generally to receive less harsh sentencing, access to drugs, or other benefits, the aim of faking illness in students is to avoid punishment for missing required classes or examinations. The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between “faking-bad” symptoms, dishonesty, impulsivity, and personality traits, with the aim of identifying and preventing the abuse of the system caused by malingering, in the future. This study was conducted at a small, private University using a self-report survey method to determine predictors of malingering in undergraduate students. Expected results are that faking-bad symptoms will be positively correlated with moral disengagement, impulsivity, and extraversion, as well as negatively correlated with agreeableness.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Ei Hlaing
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Predicting Academic Dishonesty Using Personality, Impulsiveness, Morality, and Somatic Faking
Room 215, Schewel Hall
Violations of academic honor are relative to many of the same factors that lead to dishonesty by individuals subject to the criminal justice system. Malingering is defined as the feigning of psychological or physical ailment for gain, which is a technique regularly used to exploit both academic institutions and the U.S. court system. While malingering in legal environments is generally to receive less harsh sentencing, access to drugs, or other benefits, the aim of faking illness in students is to avoid punishment for missing required classes or examinations. The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship between “faking-bad” symptoms, dishonesty, impulsivity, and personality traits, with the aim of identifying and preventing the abuse of the system caused by malingering, in the future. This study was conducted at a small, private University using a self-report survey method to determine predictors of malingering in undergraduate students. Expected results are that faking-bad symptoms will be positively correlated with moral disengagement, impulsivity, and extraversion, as well as negatively correlated with agreeableness.