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Area of Science:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Academic Integrity Research

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  • Contract cheating, where students pay third parties for assessments, is accessible via essay mills.
  • Despite availability, only a small percentage of students engage in contract cheating.
  • The reasons behind students' avoidance of contract cheating remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the primary reasons why the majority of university students do not engage in contract cheating.
  • To examine the relationship between individual differences (self-control, grit, Dark Triad) and reasons for avoiding contract cheating.
  • To apply criminological theories to understand student non-participation in contract cheating.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was administered to 1204 university students.
  • Participants reported reasons for not engaging in contract cheating.
  • Measures of self-control, grit, Dark Triad traits, and motivation for learning were included.

Main Results:

  • Morality and intrinsic motivation for learning were the most frequently cited reasons for not contract cheating.
  • Individual differences, including self-control and grit, significantly predicted students' reasons for avoidance.
  • These predictors remained significant after controlling for gender.

Conclusions:

  • Student decisions against contract cheating are strongly influenced by personal morality and a desire for genuine learning.
  • Criminological theories of rational choice, self-control, and opportunity provide a useful framework for understanding this behavior.
  • Findings can inform institutional policies and assessment design to deter contract cheating.