Academic and Non-Academic Dishonesty: A Relational Analysis of Four-Year College Students

This study investigates the relationship between academic dishonesty and non-academic dishonesty as it relates to money, relationships and cheating. Students from a small campus in the south were randomly selected to participate in this study. Each participant received a survey via e-mail and/or in the classroom. Of 292 surveys sent, 136 surveys were completed. The study examines three hypotheses. Hypothesis 1: High scores on the academic dishonesty survey will correlate positively with scores on the relationship part of the survey. Hypothesis 2: High scores on the academic dishonesty survey will correlate positively with scores on the money dishonesty part of the survey. Hypothesis 3: High scores on the academic dishonesty survey will correlate positively with scores on the cheating part of the survey. The survey is comprised of 30 items and uses a four-point Likert response scale. Results support all three hypotheses