Psychopathic Traits and Their Relationship with Academic Achievement and Cheating in College Students

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Personality/Emotion

Yuhan Sun
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Valerie Vengerov
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Ingrid Lopez
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Sydney Correa
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Jill Grose-Fifer
CUNY Graduate Center
Jill Grose-Fifer
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Abstract

We investigated how personality traits predict academic dishonesty and success in undergraduates. Motivation to cheat to succeed academically (Unmitigated Achievement) and Self-Centered Impulsivity factor scores on the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Revised (PPI-R) predicted cheating behaviors. Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM) Boldness and Meanness factor scores and Unmitigated Achievement together predicted academic self-efficacy.

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Psychopathic Traits and Their Relationship with Academic Achievement and Cheating in College Students

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