ABSTRACT Academic dishonesty has been found to be on the increase globally, affecting the quality of education, ethics of professional practices and career outcome. Substantial literature exists on the role of religious commitment (RC) in reducing academic dishonesty (AD), but few or no studies have examined the pathways explaining this link. The present study examined whether self-efficacy mediates the relationship between RC and AD. Undergraduates of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (N = 350, Mean age = 22.18 years) completed the Academic Dishonesty Scale (ADS), Religious Commitment Inventory (RCI-10) and New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES) and also provided relevant demographic information. Results of statistical analysis indicated that RC was negatively associated with AD. Self-efficacy was also a partial mediation in the relationship between RC and AD. This implies that self-efficacy contributes to the pathways through which RC influences AD among students. Our findings suggest that consideration of students’ level of self-judgment on their ability to cope with academic demands may be an important target toward enhancing the influence of RC in reducing academic dishonest behaviors among students.

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宗教承诺与学术不诚实之间的关系：自我效能感是一个因素吗？

摘要 学术不诚实在全球范围内呈上升趋势，影响了教育质量、专业实践的道德和职业成果。关于宗教承诺 (RC) 在减少学术不诚实 (AD) 中的作用存在大量文献，但很少或没有研究检查解释这种联系的途径。本研究检验了自我效能是否介导了 RC 和 AD 之间的关系。尼日利亚大学 Nsukka 的本科生（N = 350，平均年龄 = 22.18 岁）完成了学术不诚实量表（ADS）、宗教承诺量表（RCI-10）和新的一般自我效能量表（NGSES），并提供了相关的人口统计信息。统计分析结果表明，RC 与 AD 呈负相关。自我效能感也是 RC 和 AD 之间关系的部分中介。这意味着自我效能有助于 RC 影响学生 AD 的途径。我们的研究结果表明，考虑学生的自我判断水平对他们应对学业需求的能力可能是增强 RC 在减少学生学术不诚实行为方面的影响的一个重要目标。