Cheating tendency mediates the effects of procrastination, learned helplessness, and self-efficacy on AI-assisted dishonesty, with indirect effects stronger at higher AI use¶

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q2 i? Conditional indirect effect analyses showed cheating tendency mediated the effects of academic procrastination, learned helplessness, and academic self-efficacy on AI-assisted academic dishonesty, and these indirect effects became stronger at higher levels of AI use. → Yilmaz A 2026

Evidence¶

Yilmaz A 2026¶

Yilmaz A (2026) The psychological mechanisms and behavioral determinants of academic integrity in the age of artificial intelligence. Front. Psychol. 17:1853790. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1853790

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Bootstrap resampling with 5,000 samples estimated indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals in the moderated mediation model. The article reports that "cheating tendency mediated the eﬀects of academic procrastination, learned helplessness, and academic self-eﬃcacy" on dishonesty. No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"Conditional indirect eﬀect analyses further demonstrated that cheating tendency mediated the eﬀects of academic procrastination, learned helplessness, and academic self-eﬃcacy on AI-assisted academic dishonesty, and these indirect eﬀects became stronger at higher levels of AI use."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Self-Efficacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Academic procrastination and learned helplessness positively predict cheating tendency, while academic self-efficacy negatively predicts it among university students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Cheating tendency significantly predicts AI-assisted academic dishonesty, and the association is stronger at higher levels of AI use — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Sequential mediation through both intellectual helplessness and working memory is not significant — related
Social norms, peer behaviors, family attitudes, insufficient sanctions, teacher attitude, high expectations, and adverse conditions positively predict AI-assisted dishonesty, while ethical and moral education negatively predicts it — related

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`title`	`Cheating tendency mediates the effects of procrastination, learned helplessness, and self-efficacy on AI-assisted dishonesty, with indirect effects stronger at higher AI use`
`description`	`Cheating tendency mediates the effects of procrastination, learned helplessness, and self-efficacy on AI-assisted dishonesty, with indirect effects stronger at higher AI use`
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`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-11`
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`sources`	1 — `yilmaz-a-2026`

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