Effect of dispositional traits on pharmacy students' attitude toward cheating

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Saulsbury, Marilyn D ^a   Brown, Ulysses J ^b   Heyliger, Simone O ^a   Beale, Ruby L ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Cheating; Ethics; Pharmacy students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDES; BEHAVIOR; CHEATING; DECEPTION; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ATTITUDES; BEHAVIOR; CHEATING; ETHICS; PHARMACY STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84855731518     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe75469     Document Type: Article

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