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  • A 2016 study suggested competition winners exhibit increased dishonesty.
  • This effect was potentially linked to an enhanced sense of entitlement.
  • Replication was deemed necessary due to the original study's anomalies and limited explanations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate and extend the 2016 Schurr and Ritov experiment on competition winners and dishonesty.
  • To investigate potential psychological drivers of cheating behavior, including entitlement, self-confidence, and luck.
  • To test the association between competition outcomes (winning/losing) and subsequent cheating.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a preregistered replication study of the Schurr and Ritov (2016) experiment.
  • Performed a second online study to further validate findings.
  • Utilized structural equation modeling to analyze predictors of cheating behavior.

Main Results:

  • Failed to replicate the core finding that winners of competitions cheat more.
  • Found no significant association between winning or losing and subsequent cheating.
  • Inequality aversion emerged as the only significant predictor of cheating behavior among the tested factors.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed link between winning competitions and increased dishonesty is not supported by this research.
  • Sense of entitlement, self-confidence, and feeling lucky do not appear to drive cheating in this context.
  • Inequality aversion is a significant factor influencing dishonest behavior, independent of competition outcomes.