Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional University
On their first day of college, 363 incoming freshmen were surveyed at a small regional public university in the Southeastern United States to determine how their senses of entitlement and superiority influence their tolerance of cheating behavior. Descriptive statistics reveal these incoming freshme...
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Kennesaw State University
2012-04-01
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| description | On their first day of college, 363 incoming freshmen were surveyed at a small regional public university in the Southeastern United States to determine how their senses of entitlement and superiority influence their tolerance of cheating behavior. Descriptive statistics reveal these incoming freshmen are entering college with disturbingly high academic entitlement scores; plus, they also appear quite tolerant of cheating behavior. Initial bivariate analysis shows a positive association between the students’ sense of entitlement and their tolerance of cheating; while a negative association between a self-assessed superiority measure and the students’ cheating tolerance is found. In a series of multiple regression models, when accounting for a wide array of control variables, the students’ sense of entitlement remained positively associated with cheating tolerance, while the superiority measure lost its predictive power. Results from this study not only support the entitlement–cheating relationship, but indicate that many students are starting their college careers with some very troubling beliefs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-815e6970dce6475fb11c2cfe57e712022025-02-27T19:10:02ZengKennesaw State UniversityJournal of Public and Professional Sociology2154-89352012-04-014110.62915/2154-8935.1029Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional UniversityPaul D Shapiro 0Georgia Southwestern State UniversityOn their first day of college, 363 incoming freshmen were surveyed at a small regional public university in the Southeastern United States to determine how their senses of entitlement and superiority influence their tolerance of cheating behavior. Descriptive statistics reveal these incoming freshmen are entering college with disturbingly high academic entitlement scores; plus, they also appear quite tolerant of cheating behavior. Initial bivariate analysis shows a positive association between the students’ sense of entitlement and their tolerance of cheating; while a negative association between a self-assessed superiority measure and the students’ cheating tolerance is found. In a series of multiple regression models, when accounting for a wide array of control variables, the students’ sense of entitlement remained positively associated with cheating tolerance, while the superiority measure lost its predictive power. Results from this study not only support the entitlement–cheating relationship, but indicate that many students are starting their college careers with some very troubling beliefs.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jpps/vol4/iss1/2collegestudentcheatingentitlementattitudesfreshmen |
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| title | Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional University |
| title_full | Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional University |
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| title_short | Entitled to Cheat: An Examination of Incoming Freshmen at a Small Regional University |
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