Faculty Articles
A measure of cheating behaviors among first and third year pharmacy students
Publication Title
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
ISSN
0002-9459
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
Objectives. This study was conducted to investigate the attitudes towards cheating of first- and third-year pharmacy students and to relate this information back to the descriptive characteristics of student respondents. Methods. Eight hundred forty-four pharmacy students completed the attitudes toward cheating scale in the fall of 2002. Ordered logistic regression was used to analyze the data and descriptive statistics were employed to summarize the information. Results. The statistically significant model indicated the following: (1) the probability of a female student holding a conservative or moderately conservative attitude toward cheating was 56%, (2) the probability of an older student possessing a conservative or moderately conservative attitude toward cheating was 58%, (3) the probability of a student with a high GPA holding a conservative or moderately conservative attitude toward cheating was 51%. Conclusion. Pharmacy students guided by intrinsic motivations possess more conservative attitudes toward cheating than students driven by extrinsic motivations. Additionally, successful students may be less likely to cheat.
DOI
10.5688/aj6805110
Volume
68
Issue
5
First Page
110
Last Page
111
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
H, Patrick C., "A measure of cheating behaviors among first and third year pharmacy students" (2005). Faculty Articles. 396.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/396
