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. 2021 Feb 17;12:569133. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569133

TABLE 5.

Intercorrelations among the six latent factors and Cronbach’s alphas by cohort.

Factor 1 2 3 4 5 6 α
1. AI Policy USE 0.24*** −0.20*** −0.12** −0.13*** −0.14*** 0.74
2. Peer Disapproval of AD 0.21*** −0.12** −0.30*** −0.27*** −0.24*** 0.78
3. Peer Engagement in AD −0.26*** −0.18*** 0.22*** 0.07* 0.10** 0.83
4. Assignment Cheating −0.17*** −0.25*** 0.20*** 0.43*** 0.47*** 0.70
5. Plagiarism −0.12** −0.15*** −0.15*** 0.48*** 0.48*** 0.85
6. Test or Exam Cheating –0.08 −0.12** 0.08* 0.36*** 0.47*** 0.90
α 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.69 0.85 0.89

Intercorrelations and Cronbach’s alphas (α) for the 2012 Cohort (n = 780) are presented above the diagonal, and intercorrelations and α for the 2017 Cohort (n = 608) are presented below the diagonal. AI, academic integrity; AD, academic dishonesty; USE, understanding, support, and effectiveness. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.