Examining the cheats: The role of conscientiousness and excitement seeking in academic dishonesty

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-164

  De Bruin, Gideon P ^a   Rudnick, Hilton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Big five model; Cheating; Conscientiousness; Excitement seeking; Procrastination; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347366089     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630703700111     Document Type: Article

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