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Cyberfaking: I can, so I will? Intentions to fake in online psychological testing
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Grieve, RM and Elliott, J, Cyberfaking: I can, so I will? Intentions to fake in online psychological testing, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 16, (5) pp. 364-369. ISSN 2152-2715 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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This is a copy of an article published in the [Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking] Journal © [2013] [copyright Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.]; [Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking] is available online at: http://online.liebertpub.com.
DOI: doi:10.1089/cyber.2012.0271
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate whether intentions to fake online (cyberfaking) or in pencil-and-paper
psychological testing differ. Participants (N = 154) completed online questionnaires measuring attitudes toward
faking, perceived behavioral control over faking, subjective norms regarding faking, and intentions to fake in
future psychological assessment, with online and pencil-and-paper test administration scenarios compared.
Participants showed similar intentions toward cyberfaking and faking in pencil-and-paper testing. However,
participants held more positive attitudes toward cyberfaking than faking offline, greater perceived behavioral
control over cyberfaking than offline faking, and more favorable subjective norms toward cyberfaking compared
to offline faking. Analysis via multiple regression revealed that more positive attitudes toward cyberfaking,
greater perceived behavioral control over cyberfaking, and more favorable subjective norms regarding cyberfaking
were significantly related to the intention to cyberfake. In addition, more positive attitudes toward faking
offline and greater perceived behavioral control over faking offline were significantly related to the intention to
fake in offline tests. Overall, results indicated a similar pattern of relationship in the prediction of intentions to
engage in faking regardless of the test administration modality scenario. Subjective norm, however, was not a
significant predictor for faking offline. Future research could aim to include a behavioral faking outcome
measure, as well as examine intentions to cyberfake in specific scenarios (for example, faking good or faking bad).
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | online assessment, internet testing, faking, malingering, psychological testing, equivalence |
| Research Division: | Psychology |
| Research Group: | Social and personality psychology |
| Research Field: | Personality and individual differences |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
| UTAS Author: | Grieve, RM (Dr Rachel Grieve) |
| ID Code: | 85194 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2013-06-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-13 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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