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Figure 1
Academic Fraud Chart of Accounting Students of STIE Perbanas Surabaya per Semester
Figure 2
Academic Fraud Chart of Accounting Students of STIE Perbanas Surabaya per Midterm Test
/Final Exam
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Figure 1 shows that academic fraud by the purpose of this research is to develop the
Accounting students often occurs in the even previous research and to test as well as to
period. Total fraud during the odd period was analyze the effect of the Fraud Triangle
38 students over a period of 5 years. The highest Dimensions, self-efficacy, and religiosity
fraud occurred in the odd period of 2015/2016, on the occurrence of academic fraud by the
or 15 students. In addition, Figure 2 presents a Accounting students.
description of academic fraud viewed from the
midterm test or final test sessions. 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND
Figure 2 presents data that academic fraud HYPOTHESIS
tends to be higher at midterm test than at final Academic Fraud
test. This is the evidence of the greater fraud Academic fraud is dishonest behavior carried
rate during midterm test than the final test in out by students to get the results they want
each semester. The highest fraud occurred in (Artani and Wetra, 2017). This is also explained
the final test in odd semester of 2015/2016, or by Albrecht et al., (2009) that fraud can occur
13 students, and 10 students in even semester because of three factors: pressure, opportunity
of 2017/2018, 8 students in odd semester of and rationalization, or referred to as Fraud
2013/2014, while the lowest fraud occurred Triangle. This certainly can be applied not
in midterm test in even semester of 2013/2014 only in the accounting fraud scheme, but also
and 2017/2018, and 2016/2017. in the academic fraud scheme. Furthermore,
Dishonesty in the world of education, Purnamasari (2013) defines fraudulent
hereinafter referred to as academic fraud or behavior as an act carried out by students to
academic dishonesty, can be interpreted as cheat, obscure or deceive the instructor until
fraudulent acts committed by students, such as the instructor thinks that the work or task
cheating using small paper or cell-phone, copy collected is the task of the student’s work.
pasting from the internet, cooperating with According to McCabe & Trevino (1997)
friends during exams, and others (Santoso and in Bolin (2004), academic fraud includes
Yanti, 2015). Academic fraud can be defined cheating on friends’ work in any way,
as a method or action carried out with an opening a notebook without the knowledge
intentional element to achieve a goal (good of the examiner, assignments done by other
results) that comes from dishonest behavior. colleagues, copying the answers of other
Academic fraud conducted by students, colleagues during the exam, and so on.
according to Fitriana dan Baridwan (2012), is
Pressure
an attempt to get something dishonestly.
Pressure is a condition where the
Academic fraud carried out by students
perpetrators are in a state of urgency so that
can be interpreted as intentional actions
they inevitably are forced to do so to cover their
or violations of regulations, unfairness in
needs (Tuanakotta, 2010: 208). Pressure can be
completing assignments and examinations,
said as an encouragement or motivation from
copy paste on completing assignment, and
within a person (internal factors) or from the
so on. Academic dishonesty conducted by
surrounding environment (external factors)
students is caused by the presence of pressure,
that causes a person to do an action (Apriani,
opportunities and behavioral rationalization as
at al 2017). Someone who is under pressure
examined by Apriani, at al (2017), Artani and
will tend to act fraudulently, and vice versa.
Wetra (2017), Deliana at al (2017), Nursani and
This is intentionally done to be able to realize
Irianto (2016), Fitriana and Baridwan (2012), and
something he wants.
Becker,et al., (2006). The academic dishonesty
The pressure, in relation to academic
is also caused by self-efficacy as examined by
fraud, felt by students varies, such as pressure
Artani and Wetra (2017), Purnamasari (2013),
from parents, peers, college where he studies,
Pudjiastuti (2012), Kushartanti (2009), and Bolin
or demands from companies for high GPA
(2004). In addition, the academic dishonesty
standards to become employees (Murdiansyah,
is also caused by religiosity as examined by
at al, 2017) . In addition, by doing academic
Herlyana, at al (2017), Pamungkas (2014), and
dishonesty, students hope to be seen as a
Purnamasari (2013).
successful person, worthy of trust and can
Research Objective influence other colleagues (Artani dan Wetra,
Based on the results of the above 2017). If a student feels a lot of pressure in him,
phenomena and problem formulation, the there will be a possibility that he will commit
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fraud (Becker et al., 2006). someone will try to survive in facing problems
Pressure, according to Becker et al., (2006), and unpleasant experiences (Bandura, 1997)
includes assignments and examinations that in Pudjiastuti (2012). According to Bandura
are difficult to do by students, the graduation (1997) in Ghufron and Risnawita (2011:
standards set, and inability to manage time. 75), self-efficacy is the result of a cognitive
process in the form of decisions, beliefs,
Opportunity or expectations about the extent to which
Opportunity is defined as a situation individuals estimate their ability to carry out
that underlies a person to cheat. Opportunity tasks, or a certain action needed to achieve
generally exists before fraud occurs. desired results. In everyday life, self-efficacy
Opportunity is obtained by the perpetrator leads us to determine challenging ideals and
from observing the situation around him survive in the face of difficulties. Bandura
(Tuanakotta, 2010: 211). (1997) in Ghufron and Risnawita (2011: 78)
Opportunity is the second element in explains that one’s self efficacy comes from
fraud triangle. A person can keep all pressures four things, including: experience of success,
from anyone for what they feel, but if the other people’s experiences, verbal persuasion,
perpetrators of fraud have a perception that and physiological conditions.
they have the opportunity to commit fraud,
they will immediately commit the fraud Religiosity
without being known by others (Tuanakotta, Religion is a belief in God, belief in the
2010: 211). A simple example of opportunity creator of the universe. But, religiosity is
is e.g., the students can determine the right defined as the level of religion that humans
time to open the answers they have in their have or simply is the level of human belief in
prepared sheet, by paying attention to the God.
surrounding environment, especially the Religiosity is manifested not only when
lecturer or supervisor of the exam. When the a person performs ritual behavior (worship
test supervisor is off guard or doesn’t pay only), but also when doing good deeds
attention to the classroom, they think it is time which are driven by inner and outer powers.
for them to cheat. Religiosity leads a person to be able to avoid
wrong actions. Almost all religions teach
Rationalization goodness in behavior. Religiosity has a negative
Rationalization is usually done before effect on academic fraud (Purnamasari, 2013),
committing a crime, not afterwards. Finding it means that someone who has high religiosity
rationalization is a part that must exist in will feel fear of God where he will believe in
the crime itself, not part of the motivation the existence of Karma or consequences for
to commit a crime (Tuanakotta, 2010: 212). every action done in this world. Indicators of
(Nursani dan Irianto, 2016) Rationalization measuring one’s religiosity, according to Glock
is generally in the form of reasons, such as: and Stark in Ghufron and Risnawita (2011: 170),
“no one is harmed for this action”, “I did this can be seen from the following dimensions:
for good purposes”, or “some have suffered dimension of faith, dimension of worship,
because of this, my integrity and reputation” dimension of devotion and appreciation,
(Wilopo, 2016: 283 -284). dimension of religious knowledge, and
After the crime is committed, this dimension of practice and consequences.
rationalization is abandoned and no longer
needed. At first the perpetrators feel guilty The Effect of Pressure on Academic Fraud in
because they have resisted the existing rules, Accounting Students
but when repeating the act a second time or so, The biggest pressures experienced by the
they will feel easy and familiar (Tuanakotta, students include compulsion or coercion to
2010: 212). Rationalization, according to graduate, competition to get high grades, too
Apriani, et al., (2017), includes: (1) cheating is much workload and insufficient study time.
something in common, (2) cheating to get a Too much pressure can make students feel
high score, (3) cheating to raise self-esteem, (4) burdened in doing anything. This problem
cheating is an instant way to get value desired. often occurs in students who feel that they have
not found compatibility between something
Self-Effiacy that they like and what they are interested in.
Self-efficacy is an expectation in humans Too much pressure will make students stress
that determines how much effort and how long
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or depression because they cannot achieve the cheating, 3) I cheat only when I am pressed. The
targets they have set. An achieving the targets, three indicators show that students rationalize
a student sometimes legalizes all ways so that any reason to be able to save themselves. They
the pressure gradually disappears. So, the sometimes think that their actions are right
higher the pressure perceived by students, the without thinking about the long term behavior.
higher the possibility to cheat (Apriani, dkk So, if students have various rationalizations for
2017). their behavior, they will think that cheating is
Hypothesis 1: Pressure has an effect on something in common.
academic fraud in accounting students. Hypothesis 3: Rationalization has an effect on
academic fraud in accounting students.
The Effect of Opportunity on Academic Fraud
in Accounting Students The effect of Self-Efficacy on Academic Fraud
Opportunities can occur because there is a in Accounting Students
gap or weak control that is utilized improperly. Self-efficacy is often defined as one’s self-
Opportunities for academic fraud among confidence. Self-efficacy is a belief in one’s
students include cheating, opening answer ability to regulate and carry out a series of
key during exams, opening mobile phones actions needed to achieve his/her desires
in the exam room, looking for answers from (Ghufron and Risnawita 2011: 73). Self-efficacy,
colleagues outside the class, and so on. in relation to the academic field, can be
The results of research conducted by understood as the student’s confidence in his
Deliana, et al (2017), Nursani and Irianto (2016), ability to do something. People who have high
Fitriana and Baridwan (2012) and Becker et al., self-efficacy are the people who have high self-
(2006) show that the variable of opportunity confidence that they will be able to complete
has an influence on academic fraud. For their tasks well. Conversely, if students have
example, research conducted by Nursani and low self-efficacy, they will perceive that the
Irianto (2016) finds that the opportunities seen ability they have is not necessarily able to make
by students come from other sources, such him succeed through an exam or a problem. So
as internet technology, class conditions, and it can be concluded that the higher the self-
connection with their senior. This explains efficacy students have, the more likely they are
that opportunities can occur when the lecturer to believe in their abilities and avoid cheating.
is leaving the examination room, supervision Hypothesis 4: Self-efficacy has an effect on
during the exam is weak, students are in an academic fraud in accounting students.
environment where cheating often occurs, or
students have strategic positions to commit The Effect of Religiosity on Academic Fraud
fraud. So, these will further encourage students in Accounting Students
to cheat during the exam. Religiosity is the level of one’s belief in
Hypothesis 2: Opportunity has an effect on the existence of God. This belief will later help
academic fraud in accounting students. in determining whether the deed is good or
not. Someone with high religiosity will tend to
The Effect of Rationalization on Academic avoid the deeds as perceived to be detrimental
Fraud in Accounting Students to his life in the future. He will also consider
Rationalization, according to Padmayanti the existence of karma or consequences for
et al. (2017), is a process or a way to make bad deeds he /she has ever done. Thus, he/
something irrational become rational or can be she will always be careful in doing things and
accepted by common sense. Rationalization is prefer a good way.
generally in the form of reasons, such as: “no The higher the student’s religiosity, the
one else is harmed for this action”, “I do this lower the academic fraud is. Conversely, the
for good purposes” (Wilopo, 2016: 283) lower the student’s religiosity, the higher the
Research on the effect of the variable of student’s motivation to commit academic
rationalization on academic fraud was done fraud. This study supports the research
by Padmayanti et al. (2017) where out of ten conducted by Herlyana, et al (2017), Zamzam,
statements, there are three indicators with the et al (2014), and Purnamasari (2013).
highest scores: 1) if the test questions given by Hypothesis 5: Religiosity has an effect on
lecturers are easy, I can get good grades without academic fraud in accounting students.
having to cheat, 2) I often see my colleagues
cheating, and this motivates me to take part in
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Figure 3
Research Framework
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opening answers that have been taken from that are often seen by students are related to
home, opening answers written on mobile observations that they do to the surrounding
phones, copying friend’s answers, helping environment. The measurement of opportunity
friends cheat, falsifying sources of friend variable is based on the previous research
assignments, collaborating to complete tasks, conducted by Deliana, et al (2017), Apriani, et al
asking other people to replace themselves (2017), Nursani and Irianto (2016) which refer
during the exam, and so on. to the measurement indicators of the variable
The academic fraud variable was measured proposed by Becker et al. (2006) as follows: :
based on previous research conducted by (1) the teacher does not check the plagiarism
Nursani and Irianto (2016), Purnamasari (2013), of students, (2) the teacher does not change the
Fitriana & Baridwan (2012) with reference to the pattern of questions and tests, (3) the students
measurement indicators proposed by MCCabe often observe the surrounding environment,
& Trevino (1997) as stated in Bolin (2004). They (4) the teacher does not take precautions when
are as follows: (1) trying to copy the work of a students cheat.
friend somehow, (2) using a notebook without The four indicators will later be developed
the knowledge of the supervisor, (3) carrying into 10 items of statement. The ten items will
out the task by another pressure, (4) copying be measured using a 1-5 Likert scale. Point 1
the answers of other colleagues, (5) cooperating shows “Strongly Disagree” and point 5 shows
in doing homework, (6) helping others cheat, “Strongly Agree”. The higher the assessment
(7) quoting without mentioning the source, point, the higher the tendency to cheat.
(8) studying the question and answer models
of the next class, and (9) recognizing the work Rationalization
of other colleagues as his own work. The nine Rationalization is defined as the action of
indicators are measured using a 1-5 Likert attempting to explain or rationalize behaviour
scale. Point 1 shows “Strongly Disagree” and or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these
point 5 shows “Strongly Agree”. are not appropriate. Rationalization is often
the reason for students to cheat because they
Pressure have strong and “right” reasons according
Pressure can be defined as a condition to their point of view, but are wrong in in
where someone needs to do something. The general. This usually comes from the internal
pressure perceived by students, either from conflict of students as a basis for legalizing
internal or from external factor, will encourage fraud that they did (Nursani and Irianto, 2016).
their intention to cheat. Pressure that is often The measurement of rationalization variable
perceived by students includes pressure due to is based on previous research conducted by
academic demands on campus, peer demands, Apriani, et al (2017) with indicators referring
and demands from parents. For this variable, to research conducted by Becker, et al., (2006)
the researchers refer to the measurement of as follows: (1) the instructor does not provide
variables carried out by Becker et al., (2006), an explanation for dishonest behavior, (2) there
where the indicator of the pressure variable is are no strict sanctions for students who cheat,
measured by: (1) excessive tasks for students, (3) the faculty does not detect fraud, (4) the
(2) the test given is too difficult to answer, (3) sanctions given are not commensurate.
students find it difficult to meet graduation The four indicators will later be developed
standards for certain courses, (4) students into 10 items of statement. The ten items will
cannot manage their time properly. be measured using a 1-5 Likert scale. Point 1
The four indicators was later developed shows “Strongly Disagree” and point 5 shows
into 10 item statements. The ten items will “Strongly Agree”. The higher the assessment
be measured using a 1-5 Likert scale. Point 1 point given, the higher the tendency to cheat.
shows “Strongly Disagree” and point 5 shows
“Strongly Agree”. The higher the assessment Self-Efficacy
number given, the higher the tendency to cheat. Self-efficacy is self-confidence or the
ability of oneself to organize and carry out an
Opportunity action to achieve the results of an effort. Self-
Academic fraud committed by students is efficacy is a belief about what someone can do.
based on the existence of opportunity, where For students, self-efficacy can help them not to
students feel they are in the right condition that conduct fraudulent action. Self-efficacy, in the
allows them to act fraudulently. Opportunities academic field, has some measurements. One
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of them is based on the cognitive processes the highest value is in the variable of pressure
of each individual. The statement is based on (X1). In this case, the respondents feel that
research conducted by Albert Bandura (1997) they get academic pressure. This pressure
in Ghufron and Risnawita (2011: 80-81) which can be in the form of the desire to get a high
is measured based on several factors, including: GPA, obtaining satisfactory grades and the
(1) experience of success, (2) experience of obligation to pass in certain subjects. This is
others, (3) verbal persuasion, (4) physiological evidenced by the high average value of the
conditions. variable of pressure (X1) of 3.41. In addition,
The four indicators was later developed the value of the variable of opportunity (X2) is
into 8 statement items. The eight items were at the interval “doubtful”, and the variable of
measured using a 1-5 Likert scale. Point 1 rationalization (X3) is at the interval “disagree.
shows “Strongly Disagree” and point 5 shows Nonetheless, the value of the variable of
“Strongly Agree”. The higher the assessment rationalization approaches is in the interval
point given, the higher the tendency not to “doubtful”.
cheat. Table 1
Analysis of the Respondent’s Response
Religiosity
Religiosity can be defined as the level of Mean Explanation
one’s commitment to his religion. Religiosity X1 3.41 Agree
can also be interpreted as the level of depth X2 2.74 Doubtful
of an individual to believe in a religion
X3 2.35 Disagree
that is balanced with the knowledge and
experience felt by the individual by practicing X4 3.50 Agree
religious values in the form of obeying God’s X5 2.87 Agree
predetermined rules, and performing all Y 2.42 Disagree
religious obligations with sincerity in daily Source: Processed data of SPSS
life. One aspect of the religiosity variable that
will be examined is the way a person behaves. Viewed from the data presented, the
The moral measurement uses the indicators variable of academic fraud (Y) is at the interval
proposed by Glock and Stark in Ghufron disagree”, meaning that students do not
and Risnawita (2011: 170) as follows: (1) agree with academic fraud. However, there is
dimensions of faith, (2) dimensions of worship, possibility that students will continue to cheat.
(3) dimensions of devotion and appreciation, This is because students still have several other
(4) dimensions of religious knowledge, (5) factors that can strengthen their intentions to
dimensions of practice and consequence. act dishonestly, such as feeling depressed,
The five indicators will later be developed seeing opportunities, and having reasons to
into 7 items of statement. The seven items will justify actions that violate the rules.
be measured using a 1-5 Likert scale. Point 1 Table 2
shows “Strongly Disagree” and point 5 shows Recapitulation of Students’ Answers based
“Strongly Agree”. The higher the assessment on Year Class
point given, the higher the tendency not to
Year Mean Value
cheat.
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 Y
4. RESEARCH RESULTS AND 2014 3.47 2.83 2.52 3.40 3.75 2.61
DISCUSSION 2015 3.44 2.70 2.44 3.52 3.83 2.54
Descriptive Test
2016 3.22 2.72 2.39 3.48 3.33 2.40
Descriptive analysis is used to provide an
overview of the variables in this study, such 2017 3.45 2.63 1.95 3.47 3.47 2.06
as the variables of pressure, opportunity, 2012 3.28 2.96 2.67 3.70 3.70 2.57
rationalization, self-efficacy, and religiosity. 2013
The analysis of these variables is outlined on Source: processed Data SPSS
Table 1.
Table 1 is a recapitulation of the answers Table 2, shows the recapitulation of
of 130 respondents. The results of the analysis respondents’ answers grouped by the year.
according to the fraud triangle dimensions Viewed from the highest mean value of the
(pressure, opportunity, justification) show that variable of academic fraud (Y), the class of 2014
is ranked first, the second is for the class of 2013
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and 2012, and the third is for the class of 2015. The results of the recapitulation of
The three of them are indeed at the interval respondents’ answers in Table 4 show that there
“disagree”, but the class of 2014 is the highest. is a difference in the mean value of 0.03 on the
Academic fraud that occurs in students in variable of academic fraud (Y) that comes from
the class of 2014 can be caused by a number of students who do not know or have not known
factors, such as the feeling of being pressured the term academic fraud. Even though it is a
to graduate soon, or they understand very small value and both are still at the interval
well about their campus environment so that “disagree”, it is still possible for students to
they can find loopholes, and even they have cheat. If it is reviewed, this is due to the high
their own logical reasons to justify actions that mean value of the variables of (X1) (pressure),
actually violate the rules. X2 (opportunity) and X3 (rationalization)
for students who do not know the term. So,
Table 3 these three factors can also affect students to
Recapitulation of Students’ Answers based do unfair work while doing assignments or
on GPA examinations.
GPA Mean Value Table 4
Recapitulation of students’ answers
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 Y based on whether they know Academic
<2.00 3.48 2.86 2.78 3.48 3.70 2.65 Fraud or not
– 2.75
Mean Value
2.76 – 3.45 2.69 2.30 3.51 3.92 2.44
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 Y
3.50
Yes 3.41 2.73 2.33 3.51 3.86 2.41
> 3.50 3.26 2.81 2.36 3.53 3.81 2.53
Source: Processed Data SPSS No 3.54 2.76 2.40 3.47 3.88 2.44
Source: Processed Data SPSS.
Table 3 is a recapitulation of answers
grouped by GPA. The highest mean value of Validity and Reliability Testing
academic fraud comes from students who have Validity test is used to test the validity
a GPA <2.00 - 2.75, and the lowest value comes of a questionnaire. A questionnaire is said to
from students with a GPA > 3.50. Students be valid if the question in the questionnaire
with a lower GPA tend to cheat. This can be is able to express something that will be
caused by a lack of sharpening of their own measured by the questionnaire (Ghozali,
potential and low self-efficacy, or there are 2016b: 52). While reliability test is used as a
other factors that are more dominant, such tool to measure a questionnaire, which is an
as feeling depressed during in college, seeing indicator of a variable or construct, whether the
beneficial opportunities, or having reasons to questionnaire is reliable or not (Ghozali, 2016b:
justify wrong actions. 47). The following Table 5 shows a summary of
Students with a high GPA tend to not the validity and reliability tests in this study.
commit dishonesty during exams or when The requirement of research using good
doing assignments. This is because they have primary data is that the statement indicators
tried to improve their abilities and potential must be valid and reliable. In this study, the
and had ways to deal with difficult situations. five variables and each measurement indicator
This is sometimes reversed with the condition are valid. In addition, this validity test also
of students who have a lower GPA. Even so, it indicates that the variable tested is able to be
does not mean that students with a low GPA measured properly through the indicator or
have a shortage of everything. It could be statement item displayed.
because there are other factors that make their This study uses 55 items of statement
academic performance become not optimal. as indicators of the measurement of the six
Table 5
Summary of the Validity and Reliability Testing
X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 Y
Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid
Reliability Reliable Reliable* Reliable Reliable* Reliable* Reliable
Source: Processed Data SPSS
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variables. In Table 5 above, there are three not occur. However, if the VIF value is > 10,
variables with an asterisk ‘*’, this is because the data variable experiences multicollinearity
at the beginning of reliability testing, the (Ghozali, 2016b: 103). Multicollinearity test
statement indicators of the three variables are results can be seen on Table 7.
still not reliable. The method that can be taken Table 7
is by removing a number of statement items Multicollinearity Test
until the Cronbach’s Alpha value is more than
Coliniarity
0.6, so that all reliable statement items are 49 Independent Statistic Explanation
statement items only. However, the remaining Variable
statement items can still reflect the indicators VIF
of each variable properly. No Multicollin-
Pressure 1,360
earity
Classical Assumption Test No
Classical assumption test is used to test Opportunity 1,930
Multicollinearity
whether, in a regression model, the independent Rationaliza- No Multicollin-
variables and the dependent variable or both 2,112
tion earity
have a normal distribution or not. In addition,
No
the classical assumption test is also used to Self-Efficacy 1,233
Multicollinearity
test whether there is a correlation between
No
independent variables in the regression model. Religiosity 1,512
Multicollinearity
The results of classical assumption test in this
Source: Processed data SPSS
study are as follows:
Overall, the VIF value of each variable
Normality Test is below 10, so the five independent variables
Normality Test is used to test whether have no symptoms of multicollinearity
in the regression model, the confounding
variable or residual has a normal distribution. Heteroscedasticity Test
The statistical tool used to test the normality The heteroscedasticity test is done
of the data is Kolmogorov-smirnov with a to test whether in the regression model
significance level of 5%. Regression equations there are variance inequalities from one
can be declared normal if the significant value observation to another observation. If the
is ≥ 0.05, Ghozali (2016b: 157). The results of the significance value is ≥ 0.05, this means that
normality test can be seen in Table 6. there is no heteroscedasticity, and if the
Table 6 significance value is <0.05, this means that
Normality Test there is heteroscedasticity. The results of
heteroscedasticity test can be seen in Table 8.
Explanation Unstandarized
Residual Table 8
N 130 Heteroscedasticity Test
Kolmogorov – 0,059 Model Sig.
Smirnov Z (Constant) .448
Asymp – Sig (2-tailed) 0,200 Pressure .216
Source: Processed data SPSS Opportunity .333
Table 6 above shows that the value of Rationalization .139
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) is 0.200, or greater than Self-Efficacy .391
0.05. So it can be concluded that the regression
Religiosity .096
models in this study have normally distributed
Source: Processed data SPSS
data.
This shows that all independent variables
Multicollinearity Test have a significance value of ≥ 0.05. So it can be
Multicollinearity test aims to test whether concluded that there is no heteroscedasticity
in the regression model there is a relationship between independent variables in the
between independent variables. The tool used regression model.
to conduct multicollinearity test is Variance
Inflation Factor (VIF). If the VIF value is < 10 Autocorrelation Test
or 0.1, this means that multicollinearity does Autocorrelation test serves to test whether
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Table 10
Recapitulation of the Results of the Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
Variable Regression Coefficient Standardized Error t count Sig.
Constant .047 .536 .088 .930
Pressure .329 .102 3.221 .002
Opportunity .137 .092 1.491 .139
Rationalization .040 .008 4.873 .000
Self-Efficacy -.114 .084 -1.352 .179
Religiosity .104 .115 .907 .366
R2 .468
Adjusted R2 .447
F count 21.848
Sig. F 0.000
Source: Processed data SPSS.
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case students intend to improve their academic Analysis of the Effect of Rationalization on
performance in an instant manner, so that Academic Fraud
dishonest behavior is caused by the intention. The regression coefficient of the variable
Pressure or stress can be reduced by of rationalization is positive 0.040, meaning
cultivating habits to be able to manage stress that every increase one unit in the variable of
for students and creating a synergic and justification variable, the variable of academic
pleasant learning environment. If they are fraud will increase by 0.040 units, assuming
implemented well, it will be able to minimize other variables are considered constant. In
the level of stress and academic fraud. addition, justification has a significance level
of 0.000 which is less than 0.05. This illustrates
Analysis of the Effect of Opportunity on that the variable of rationalization has an effect
Academic Fraud on the variable of academic fraud. This result
The regression coefficient of the variable explains that Hypothesis 3 (H3) is accepted.
of opportunity is positive 0.139, meaning Rationalization is a logical reason
that every increase one unit in the variable according to the fraudster. This reason appears
of opportunity, the variable of academic to digest their behavior that violates the rules.
fraud will increase by 0.137 units, assuming In this study, the variable of rationalization
other variables are considered constant. The has an influence on the occurrence of academic
significance value of this variable is 0.139 fraud. In addition, this variable has a statement
which is more than 0.05. This shows that the indicator that has a high value “I cheat because
variable of opportunity has no effect on the I’m really pressed”. From the item statement,
variable of academic fraud. This result explains it can be said that cheating is a natural thing
that Hypothesis 2 (H2) is rejected. for students because of feeling pressed. This
Opportunity has no effect on academic feeling can be caused by forgetting the exam
fraud. It can be caused by various factors. material, not knowing what to answer, and
The statement that has the highest score is “I the exam time is limited while they have not
have been ever caught cheating during the completed the answer. Some of these factors
exam”. From this item statement shows that can be used as the right reasons according to
the regulations in STIE Perbanas Surabaya their own assumptions until finally they are
have been said to be good because they have forced to cheat or open an answer. So if the
successfully detected and prevented students rationalization for actions that violate the law
from cheating. The positive impact is that the is high, there is a possibility that the level of
students will be trained to believe in their own academic fraud will also increase.
abilities and be more independent, and not This study supports the Fraud Triangle
dependent on others. Theory which explains that fraud occurs as a
This study does not support the Fraud result of justification of actions. In addition, this
Triangle Theory where opportunity is one study also supports the Theory of Reasoned
of the causes of fraud. This study does not Action. This is because the theory of Reasoned
support the theory because the opportunity Action / Planned Behavior is able to explain
in this study does not affect the occurrence of student behavior based on his / her intention.
academic fraud. However, this study supports Students tend to be dishonest because they
the Theory of Reasoned Action. This is because have logical reasons, such as being pressed. For
students’ behavior can be reflected in their this reason, the intention of students to violate
intentions. They are able to assess profitable the rules will emerge.
opportunities because they have demands to The way that can be done to improve the
be fulfilled. mindset like that is by instilling a good mindset
Research related to this variable can be when studying for the exam, so that the
used as a benchmark that the existing rules material studied will be absorbed maximally,
have been implemented properly. In addition, being calm down while working on the exam,
students are expected not to do things and studying the test questions and theories
that violate the rules because it will harm contained in the lecture literature. In addition,
themselves and other partners who are also it is necessary to raise guidance or counseling
involved. It would be better if students prepare or there should be academic guidance, such as
the material tested carefully so that so there is training outside of lecture hours, to create a
no need to depend on other colleagues. sense of comfort in learning.
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