Cited by 1,325Behavioral Health and InterventionsAcademic integrity and plagiarismEthics in Business and Education

Predicting dishonest actions using the theory of planned behavior

Beck, Lisa, Ajzen, Icek·1991·Journal of Research in Personality

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  • Many students recognise that hiding AI use is academically dishonest but may still choose non-declaration due to perceived pressures or potential academic benefit.

    “Many students recognise that hiding AI use is academically dishonest but may still choose non-declaration due to perceived pressures or potential academic benefit (Beck and Ajzen 1991).”
  • The collective nature of behaviour, where desire to conform to peer norms can override ethical considerations, challenges TPB's emphasis on individual decision-making.

    “This challenges TPB's emphasis on individual decision-making (Ajzen 1991; Beck and Ajzen 1991) by emphasising the collective nature of behaviour, where the desire to conform to peer norms can override ethical considerations.”
  • Both descriptive and personal injunctive norms exert an independent influence on intentions over and above the influence of other TPB variables.

    “Research has demonstrated that both descriptive and personal injunctive norms exert an independent influence on intentions over and above the influence of other TPB variables (e.g., Beck & Ajzen, 1991;Conner & McMillan, 1999;Manstead, 2000;Parker et al., 1995;Sheeran & Orbell, 1999).”
  • The Theory of Planned Behavior was extended to dishonest behavior early on, with work showing it could predict cheating, lying, and shoplifting from the same three components.

    “TPB was extended to dishonest behavior specifically almost as soon as it was formulated, with early work showing it could predict cheating, lying, and shoplifting from the same three components (Beck & Ajzen, 1991;Dewanti et al., 2020;Harding et al., 2007).”

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Authors
Beck, L., & Ajzen, I.
Affiliations
University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Corresponding author
Beck, Lisa
Venue
Journal of Research in Personality
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1991-09
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
285-301
ISSN
0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2066424242
Cited by
1,325
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 76 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 78 · 2019: 55 · 2018: 63 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 50 · 2014: 59 · 2013: 58 · 2012: 48
FWCI
5.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Ethics in Business and Education
Keywords
dishonest behavior, theory of planned behavior, intention-behavior relationship, cheating, shoplifting, lying, moral obligation, subjective norms, behavioral control, attitudes, university students, self-report

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