Cheating in Iran : an examination of academic dishonesty through the lens of situational action theory
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- Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila) Shadmanfaat, Saeed Kabiri, Christopher M. Donner, Mohammad M. Rahmati, Javad Maddahi, Saman Yousefvand, Wim Hardyns (UGent) and Khadijeh Safiri
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- Academic dishonesty has recently attracted the attention of scholars worldwide in the aftermath of severe breaches of academic rules of conduct. As today's students are tomorrow's leading academics and professionals, it continues to be of importance to understand the basic explanatory mechanisms of academic dishonesty. The present cross-cultural inquiry explores academic dishonesty through the lens of situational action theory (SAT). Specifically, this paper explores the connection between criminogenic propensity and criminogenic exposure, and its impact on academic misconduct. We analyze self-reported data from a random sample of 378 Iranian students. Multivariate regression results, examining both direct and interactional relationships, demonstrate that the key propensity-environment hypotheses of SAT are generally supported as morality, self-control, and perceived deterrence all play a role in explaining academic misconduct. Specific findings, study limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
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- situational action theory, academic dishonesty, morality, self-control, deterrence, SELF-CONTROL, RATIONAL CHOICE, STUDENTS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JP80NBYFJY4SREH5FSVQJA08
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- Shadmanfaat, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila), et al. “Cheating in Iran : An Examination of Academic Dishonesty through the Lens of Situational Action Theory.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, vol. 35, no. 4, 2025, pp. 393–415, doi:10.1177/10575677241271201.
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- Shadmanfaat, S. M. (Shamila), Kabiri, S., Donner, C. M., Rahmati, M. M., Maddahi, J., Yousefvand, S., … Safiri, K. (2025). Cheating in Iran : an examination of academic dishonesty through the lens of situational action theory. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, 35(4), 393–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677241271201
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- Shadmanfaat, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila), Saeed Kabiri, Christopher M. Donner, Mohammad M. Rahmati, Javad Maddahi, Saman Yousefvand, Wim Hardyns, and Khadijeh Safiri. 2025. “Cheating in Iran : An Examination of Academic Dishonesty through the Lens of Situational Action Theory.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW 35 (4): 393–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677241271201.
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- Shadmanfaat, Seyyedeh Masoomeh (Shamila), Saeed Kabiri, Christopher M. Donner, Mohammad M. Rahmati, Javad Maddahi, Saman Yousefvand, Wim Hardyns, and Khadijeh Safiri. 2025. “Cheating in Iran : An Examination of Academic Dishonesty through the Lens of Situational Action Theory.” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW 35 (4): 393–415. doi:10.1177/10575677241271201.
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- 1.Shadmanfaat SM (Shamila), Kabiri S, Donner CM, Rahmati MM, Maddahi J, Yousefvand S, et al. Cheating in Iran : an examination of academic dishonesty through the lens of situational action theory. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW. 2025;35(4):393–415.
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- [1]S. M. (Shamila) Shadmanfaat et al., “Cheating in Iran : an examination of academic dishonesty through the lens of situational action theory,” INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 393–415, 2025.
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