Self-Reported Academic Misconduct among Medical Students: Perception and Prevalence

Table 3

Multiple linear regression analyses to assess the effect of Q1, Q2, and Q3 on Q4 (future indulgence in a behavior).

A.
		Influence of Q1, Q2, and Q3 on Q4 (future indulgence)
		R^2	value
1	Plagiarism and indolence	0.9424	<0.05
2	Cheating	0.9544	<0.001
3	Disruptive behavior	0.9055	<0.001
4	Falsifying data	0.9987	<0.001
B.
		Influence of Q1, Q2, and Q3 on Q4 (future indulgence): β
		Variables	Beta (β)
1	Plagiarism and indolence	Q1	−1.3692
		Q2	1.0357
		Q3	−0.3216
2	Cheating	Q1	−0.3616
		Q2	0.0366
		Q3	0.6873
3	Disruptive behavior	Q1	−1.8825
		Q2	−0.0259
		Q3	0.0575
4	Falsifying data	Q1	0.0401
		Q2	−0.447
		Q3	1.2391

The impact of three independent variables (Q1, Q2, and Q3) was obtained to predict their effect on the dependent variable (Q4). The correlation between predictors is significant and ranges between ≤0.05–<0.001. The high scores for R2 in A indicate a strong correlation and a pronounced effect of the three variables on future indulgence. B shows that all three variables contribute significantly to the future indulgence.