Abstract: Background: Research efforts to identify and understand gender differences have been prominent in market and consumer research but limited in psychology, more so, in personality research. This study investigated gender differences in the dark triad and propensity for academic dishonesty as well as the possibility of gender acting as a moderator on the relationship between the dark triad personality traits and academic dishonesty.
Materials and Methods: The study employed a predictive correlational study and involved 425 undergraduate students, aged between 17 and 23 years, from seven public universities in Kenya. The participants were selected using purposive, stratified, and simple random sampling techniques......
Key Word: Academic dishonesty; dark triad; narcissism; Machiavellianism; psychopathy
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