Machiavellian Medical Students Report More Academic Misconduct: A Cocktail Fuelled by Psychological and Contextual Factors

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Autores da FMUP

  • Joselina Maria Pinto Barbosa

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  • Milton Severo Barros Da Silva

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  • Laura Virginia Pereira Teixeira Ribeiro

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Participantes de fora da FMUP

  • Veríssimo, AC
  • Conrado, GAM
  • Gomes, SF
  • Oliveira, P.

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Abstract

Purpose: Maladaptive personality traits and some psychological functioning indicators have been linked to academic misbehaviour; yet their role is still poorly explored in medical students. This study aims to assess associations of academic misconduct with dark personality traits and psychological well-being. Methods: Five hundred and ninety-one medical students attending the first, third and fifth-year at one Portuguese medical school replied to the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen, Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales and an original Academic Misconduct Questionnaire, using a cross-sectional design. Multiple linear regression was performed to assess associations. Results: Fifth-year medical students who scored higher in Machiavellianism and psychological well-being and perceived greater peer fraud and lower penalty for cheating reported more academic misconduct. The explanatory power of the model was 16.6%. Machiavellianism showed the strongest associations with cheating, while sex and age were not significant predictors. Conclusion: This study offers relevant insights into how maladaptive personalities influence academic misconduct in medical students, and how this relationship is moulded by psychological and contextual factors. These findings can help guide institutional actions to foster academic integrity in future physicians.

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ISSN/ISSNe:
1179-1578, 1179-1578

Psychology Research and Behavior Management  Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Article
Páginas:
2097-2105
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Keywords

  • academic integrity; dark personality traits; psychological well-being; medical education

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