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Examining the Relationship Between the Dark Triad of Personality and Moral Idealism with Academic Cheating Among University Students: The Mediating Role of Conscientiousness and Honesty-Humility
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Farzane Mikaeeli manee *1   , Behnaz Dehghan2 , Behzad Arzhangi2 , Mahdi Shirzade2 , Fereshte Rezaei2 , Elham Elahi2 |
1- Urmia University , f.michaeli.manee@gmail.com
2- Urmia University |
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Abstract: (34 Views) |
Objective: This study investigates the relationship between the Dark Triad of personality traits and moral idealism with academic cheating among university students, focusing on the mediating roles of conscientiousness and honesty-humility.
Method: The research employed a descriptive-correlational design based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of 12,000 students at Urmia University during the 2023–2024 academic year. Using Cochran’s formula with a 5% margin of error, a sample of 384 students was selected through simple random sampling. Participants completed the Dark Triad Personality Questionnaire (Johnson & Webster, 2010), Forsyth’s Ethics Ideology Scale (1980), the short form of the NEO Personality Inventory (McCrae & Costa, 1985), McCabe and Treviño’s Academic Cheating Questionnaire (1996), and the HEXACO Personality Inventory (2004). Data analysis was conducted using AMOS version 24.
Findings: The study indicates that all paths in the research model are statistically significant at the 95% confidence level, based on T-statistics and path coefficients. The findings reveal both positive and negative effects of personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, sociopathy, and moral idealism) on the mediating variables (conscientiousness and honesty-humility), which in turn influenced academic cheating.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the analyses and the direct relationship between Dark Triad of personality traits and academic cheating, the enhancement of moral virtues within university environments—grounded in Islamic teachings—is recommended. |
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| Keywords: Dark Triad of Personality, Idealism, Conscientiousness, Honesty-Humility, Academic Misbehavior |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special- quantitative
Received: 2025/04/28 | Revised: 2025/11/15 | Accepted: 2025/07/10 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/11/15 | Published: 2025/08/16 | ePublished: 2025/08/16
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