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Table 2.

Study 3: confirmatory factor analysis of the three-dimensional nine-item ethical student scale

	Factor loadings
Factor 1: Rules and policies
It is important to follow the university’s rules and policies on academic integrity	0.885
Everyone is expected to follow the university’s policies on academic integrity	0.913
The university has strict rules and policies on academic integrity	0.846
Factor 2: Personal morality
I do not cheat on tests because I believe cheating is unethical		0.742
I try to be ethical when it comes to completing assignments		0.853
I try to follow my own personal moral beliefs in my class work		0.872
Factor 3: Pressure to perform
If you do not cheat or plagiarize you are at a disadvantage academically			0.826
I feel pressure to cheat or plagiarize to do well academically			0.891
I feel peer pressure to cheat or plagiarize to help my friends do well academically			0.881

	Factor loadings
Factor 1: Rules and policies
It is important to follow the university’s rules and policies on academic integrity	0.885
Everyone is expected to follow the university’s policies on academic integrity	0.913
The university has strict rules and policies on academic integrity	0.846
Factor 2: Personal morality
I do not cheat on tests because I believe cheating is unethical		0.742
I try to be ethical when it comes to completing assignments		0.853
I try to follow my own personal moral beliefs in my class work		0.872
Factor 3: Pressure to perform
If you do not cheat or plagiarize you are at a disadvantage academically			0.826
I feel pressure to cheat or plagiarize to do well academically			0.891
I feel peer pressure to cheat or plagiarize to help my friends do well academically			0.881

Notes:

Percent variance explained 27.7%, 24.9% and 26.1%. Item loadings below 0.30 are not shown

Source: Table by authors