Academic dishonesty and its relations to peer cheating and culture: A meta-analysis of the perceived peer cheating effect |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, China;2. Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, USA;3. School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;4. Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;5. IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;6. Dr Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | Academic cheating is a worldwide problem, which is exacerbated by perceived peer cheating. The present review of the literature quantitatively examined this perceived peer cheating effect. This meta-analysis included studies reporting correlations between students' own cheating and their perception of cheating in peers. The sample consisted of 43 effect sizes (38 studies) based on a total sample size of 24,181 demographically diverse participants from multiple countries (65% female) from papers published from 1941 to 2021. Results showed a perceived peer cheating effect of intermediate effect size (r = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.35 to 0.39), and that perceived peer cheating is among one of the strongest factors known to be associated with students' academic cheating. Moderator analyses using country level measures revealed this effect to be stronger in cultures that are high in power distance, collectivism, long-term orientation, restraint, and low in uncertainty avoidance and religiosity. The present findings indicate that the behavior of peers plays an important role in students’ academic cheating, suggesting that effective strategies to promote academic integrity will need to consider peer influences as well as the culture in which students are socialized. |
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Keywords: | Academic dishonesty Peer cheating The perceived peer cheating effect Meta-analysis Culture Collectivism Individualism Religiosity |
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