title: Relation of religiosity with academic dishonesty in a sample of college students.
abstract: This study was conducted to estimate the relationship between academic dishonesty and religiosity in a convenient sample of college students. Scores on the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire and the Academic Practices Survey were correlated for 70 undergraduate students. Overall, religiosity and academic dishonesty were not significantly related. However, follow-up analyses by sex indicated that this association was significant for women but not men. Research should be conducted to investigate whether this pattern is robust and indicates a differing role for religiosity as a standard for appropriate or inappropriate behavior.
authors.affiliation: Coastal Carolina University, USA. HuelsmanMA@aol.com
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Huelsman
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piroch
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasieleski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015714:Plagiarism; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States