College Cheating Thirty Years Later: The Role of Academic Entitlement. Issue 7 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stiles, Beverly L.; Wong, Newman Chun Wai; LaBeff, Emily E.
• Is Part Of: Deviant behavior. Volume 39:Issue 7(2018)
• Page Start: 823
• Page End: 834
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Deviant behavior -- Periodicals; 302.54205
• DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2017.1335520
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9625

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This research reports on a thirty-year follow-up study of academic dishonesty, often referred to as college cheating. The present study examines the role of academic entitlement as a predictor of college cheating. A sense of entitlement is regarded as a primary characteristic of today's millennial students, those born between 1980 and 2000. However, previous research has never investigated the role of academic entitlement on college cheating. Instead, previous research has mostly favored neutralization as a theoretical explanation for academic dishonesty. The results indicate that, even though reports of college cheating have decreased over time, academic entitlement is a significant predictor of cheating in college.