Academic dishonesty based on religiosity among Muslim students in Indonesia

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https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.13.1.2022.01

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Religiosity; academic dishonesty; Moeslim student

Abstract

Introduction: Unethical behavior in higher education is often found in the form of academic dishonesty. Objective: We conducted a study of academic dishonesty by involving the religiosity variable which characterizes Indonesia as a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. Methodology: The study participants were 142 Muslim students from various faculties. Data collection tools using The Centrality of Religiosity Scale-CRS15 and the scale of academic dishonesty from Ampuni (2019). Results and discussion: Showed that there was a significant effect of religiosity on academic dishonesty with a R2 value of 0.099, meaning that the religiosity variable could affect the academic dishonesty variable by 9.9% (0.099). Conclusion: We also present a discussion of the religiosity that affects unethical behavior and discuss the theoretical and practical implications of this finding.

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Author Biographies

Herdian Herdian, Psychology Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah. Purwokerto (Indonesia)

Lecturer, Psychology Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (Indonesia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3452-1843

Itsna Nurrahma Mildaeni, Psychology Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah. Purwokerto (Indonesia)

Lecturer, Psychology Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (Indonesia). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-7947

 

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Published

2022-01-20

How to Cite

Herdian, H., & Mildaeni, I. N. (2022). Academic dishonesty based on religiosity among Muslim students in Indonesia. CULTURA EDUCACIÓN Y SOCIEDAD, 13(1), 9–18. https://doi.org/10.17981/cultedusoc.13.1.2022.01