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Moral Identity, Implicit Theory, and Moral Behavior: Untangling the Web of Connected Characteristics in Student Conduct
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Jessica L. Ledbetter – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Student misconduct continues to trouble institutions, negatively affecting institutional mission fulfillment. Although student codes of conduct and related processes exist to establish standards and address behavioral concerns, little research has proactively explored what characteristics impact student moral behavior intentions and understanding,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Behavior Problems
Academic Dishonesty among Hong Kong Secondary School Students: Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour
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Kam, Chester Chun Seng; Hue, Ming Tak; Cheung, Hoi Yan – Educational Psychology, 2018
The theory of planned behaviour was used to examine academic dishonesty among secondary school students in Hong Kong. Participants were 386 students in Forms 1-3 (Grades 7-9). Attitudes toward cheating, perceived behavioural control, and moral obligation were positively related to the intention to cheat, but only the subjective norm against…
Descriptors: Cheating, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
The Role of Emotions and Attitudes in Causing and Preventing Cheating
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Rettinger, David A. – Theory Into Practice, 2017
Given that students at secondary and postsecondary levels believe that certain behaviors are morally wrong and consider them cheating, they still perform them, albeit infrequently. This article examines the psychology of cheating, emphasizing individual psychological factors that influence integrity behavior. From this research, strategies to…
Descriptors: Cheating, Prevention, Emotional Problems, Student Attitudes
Religiosity and Therapeutic Alliance among Youth Who Commit Sexual Crimes
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Yoder, Jamie; Bovard-Johns, Rian M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2017
Background: Delinquency research argues that youth religion and spirituality are associated with desistence. The therapeutic alliance has been shown to be partially responsible for the influence of religiosity in therapeutic services. Asceticism within religious doctrine coupled with Social Bonding Theory, suggests perhaps existential and secular…
Descriptors: Rape, Crime, Sexual Abuse, Correlation
Accountability in Family Discourse: Socialization into Norms and Standards and Negotiation of Responsibility in Italian Dinner Conversations
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Sterponi, Laura – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2009
This article explores morality as situated activity and approaches the discursive practice of accountability in Italian family dinner conversations as an avenue for understanding the construction of moral behaviour in everyday interpersonal interaction. The article focuses in particular on "vicarious" accounts, namely accounts, or…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Social Influences, Accountability, Foreign Countries
Unethical and Improper Behavior by Training and Development Professionals.
Clement, Ronald W.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1978
In a survey, American Society for Training and Development members were asked to identify actual unethical training behaviors. Content analysis revealed six major categories: (1) inadequate professional development, (2) confidence violations, (3) use of cure-all programs, (4) dishonesty regarding program outcomes, (5) failure to give credit, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Codes of Ethics, Interpersonal Competence