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The Relationship between Academic Stress and Academic Integrity among University Students Moderated by Social Support

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Sandi, Filik Filia, Suroso, Suhadianto·2026·International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science

Abstract

Academic stress, which tends to increase among college students, is believed to affect academic integrity; however, the role of social support as a moderator in this relationship still requires empirical evidence. This study aims to analyze the relationship between academic stress and academic integrity moderated by social support among students at a single Islamic higher education institution. The study employed a quantitative approach with a correlational design involving 127 active students from the Faculty of Tarbiyah at Ibrahimy Islamic University in Banyuwangi, recruited through convenience (incidental) sampling from a population of 150 students who met the inclusion criteria described in the Method section. Data were collected using the researcher-developed Academic Integrity Scale (18 items; α = .983), the Indonesian-adapted Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA; 9 items; α = .925), and the Indonesian-adapted Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; 12 items; α = .954). Data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA) in Jamovi. Academic stress showed no significant direct relationship with academic integrity (β = 0.032, SE = 0.038, 95% CI [-0.044, 0.107], Z = 0.825, p = .410). Social support showed a positive and highly significant relationship with academic integrity (β = 0.934, SE = 0.039, 95% CI [0.858, 1.010], Z = 24.193, p < .001). Social support also significantly moderated the relationship between academic stress and academic integrity (β = 0.019, SE = 0.004, 95% CI [0.011, 0.028], Z = 4.435, p < .001), a pattern consistent with pure moderation: at higher levels of social support, the association between academic stress and academic integrity shifted from negative to non-negative. Because the design was cross-sectional and the sample was drawn from a single institution, these results describe a statistical association rather than a causal effect and should be generalized with caution beyond this institutional context. Within that scope, strengthening social support appears to be a promising strategy for supporting students' academic integrity.

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In a cross-sectional sample of 127 students at one Indonesian Islamic university faculty, academic stress had no significant direct association with academic integrity, while perceived social support was positively associated with academic integrity and significantly moderated the stress–integrity relationship. The authors interpret the pattern as pure moderation, with social support buffering the association between academic stress and academic integrity.

Key findings

  • Academic stress was not significantly directly related to academic integrity: β = 0.0316, SE = 0.0383, 95% CI [-0.044, 0.107], Z = 0.825, p = .410; H1 was not supported.
  • Social support had a positive, highly significant association with academic integrity: β = 0.9342, SE = 0.0386, 95% CI [0.858, 1.010], Z = 24.193, p < .001; H2 was supported.
  • The academic stress × social support interaction was significant: β = 0.0192, SE = 0.0043, 95% CI [0.011, 0.028], Z = 4.435, p < .001; H3 was supported and classified as pure moderation.
  • Simple-slope results indicated that at low social support (−1 SD), higher academic stress tended to accompany lower academic integrity; at average support the association was very weak; at high support (+1 SD), higher stress was no longer followed by lower integrity and tended to accompany an increase.

Methods

  • Quantitative correlational design at the Faculty of Tarbiyah, Ibrahimy Islamic University, Banyuwangi, Indonesia; population of 150 active students, with 127 complete responses obtained through non-probabilistic convenience/incidental sampling from semesters 2, 4, 6, and 8.
  • Measures: researcher-developed Academic Integrity Scale (18 items; α = .983), Indonesian-adapted Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents (ESSA; 9 items; α = .925), and Indonesian-adapted Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; 12 items; α = .954).
  • Analysis: classical assumption tests followed by Moderated Regression Analysis in Jamovi, estimating direct effects of academic stress and social support plus their mean-centered interaction on academic integrity, with simple slopes at −1 SD, mean, and +1 SD of social support.

Limitations

  • The paper states that the cross-sectional design cannot establish causal direction; the single-faculty, single-institution, non-probability sample limits generalizability; only semester of enrollment was recorded, so gender, age, and other background characteristics are unavailable; all variables were self-report and may be subject to social-desirability bias; and social support was measured as a single overall perception without separating family, peer, or faculty sources.
  • The paper also notes that the results should be generalized with caution beyond this institutional context and that recommendations are tentative hypotheses for future longitudinal and multi-institutional research.
  • Evident from the text: the Results section does not report the overall model R², the ΔR² for the interaction step, or the exact simple-slope coefficients, standard errors, Z statistics, and p values; Table 4’s note states these should be inserted from the original Jamovi output before submission.

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Participants' self-reported responses accurately reflect their actual levels of academic integrity, academic stress, and social support.

    “only students who agreed to participate proceeded to complete the three Likert-scale instruments independently, without researcher assistance, in order to reduce the risk of socially desirable responding.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The sample size of 127 provides sufficient statistical power to detect the moderation effect.

    “The sample size was determined based on the table developed by Krejcie and Morgan (1970) with a 5% margin of error, which requires a minimum of 108 respondents for a population of 150.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The 18 retained items of the Academic Integrity Scale adequately cover the six dimensions of academic integrity.

    “After six rounds, 18 items were retained, with corrected item-total correlations ranging from 0.753 to 0.954”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The Indonesian ESSA and MSPSS adaptations are valid for measuring academic stress and social support in this specific sample of Tarbiyah students.

    “Because the ESSA and MSPSS are adaptations of previously validated instruments, their validity evidence for the Indonesian, university-student context rests primarily on the construct-validity testing (confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis, respectively) conducted in their respective adaptation studies”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The convenience sample of 127 students is representative of the population of 150 Tarbiyah students for the purpose of the correlational and moderation analyses.

    “Sampling was non-probabilistic and used a convenience (incidental) sampling technique, in which questionnaires were distributed directly to active students who were present on campus and met the inclusion criteria during the data-collection period.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The self-report measures are free from common method variance that could inflate the relationships among academic stress, social support, and academic integrity.

    “Data were collected using three Likert-scale instruments”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The self-report instruments used validly and reliably measure academic stress, social support, and academic integrity.

    “all variables were measured using self-report instruments, which have the potential to introduce socialdesirability bias into respondents' answers (Brunnemann et al., 2020)”
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  • Consistentz = 0.825reported p = .41 · recomputed p = .409

    “Z = 0.825, p = .410”

  • Consistentz = 24.193reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001

    “Z = 24.193,p < .001”

  • Consistentz = 4.435reported p < .001 · recomputed p < .001

    “Z = 4.435, p < .001”

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  1. Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (5th ed.). SAGE.
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  5. Murdina, E. (2021). Pengaruh tekanan akademik, prokrastinasi akademik dan kemampuan dengan efikasi diri sebagai variabel moderasi terhadap perilaku kecurangan akademik mahasiswa. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Islam, 1(54), 1-14.

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Authors
Sandi, F. F., Suroso, & Suhadianto
Affiliations
Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya (ID)
Venue
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Published
2026
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
15561-15571
ISSN
2454-6186 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W7214230993
Cited by
0
References
20
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
Keywords
academic stress, academic integrity, social support, moderation, university students, Islamic higher education, student well-being

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