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<p>Robustness test results for different subsamples.</p> Yang Yang (45629) Lanxin Hong (25822748) Sociology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Science Policy Plant Biology students &# 8217 structural equation modeling perceived peer norms perceived peer misconduct peer behavior perception bandura &# 8217 418 undergraduate students serial mediation model serial indirect effect social cognitive theory higher moral disengagement moral disengagement theory shame </ p serial pathway moral disengagement higher education moral rationalization study provides study examined sectional survey results showed relevant correlate important concern findings suggest direct association consistent account comprehensive university bootstrap results bootstrap analyses academic integrity 000 resamples <div><p>Academic misconduct predisposition remains an important concern in higher education, and peer behavior perception has emerged as a relevant correlate of students’ academic integrity-related tendencies. Drawing on social cognitive theory and Bandura’s moral disengagement theory, this study examined how perceived peer misconduct is associated with students’self-reported predisposition toward academic misconduct through moral disengagement and shame. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of 418 undergraduate students from a comprehensive university in Shandong, China. Structural equation modeling and Bootstrap analyses with 5,000 resamples were used to estimate a serial mediation model. The results showed that peer behavior perception was positively associated with moral disengagement (β = .423, p < .001), moral disengagement was negatively associated with shame (β = −.223, p < .001), and shame was negatively associated with academic misconduct predisposition (β = −.309, p < .001). The direct association between peer behavior perception and academic misconduct predisposition remained statistically significant (β = .272, p < .001). Bootstrap results further showed significant indirect effects through moral disengagement, through shame, and through the serial pathway from moral disengagement to shame. The serial indirect effect was significant, effect = .026, 95% CI [.01, .04]. These findings suggest that perceived peer misconduct is associated with academic misconduct predisposition partly through higher moral disengagement and lower shame. The study provides a theory-consistent account of how perceived peer norms, moral rationalization, and affective self-sanctions are related to academic integrity among university students.</p></div> 2026-10-14T17:21:21Z Dataset Dataset 10.1371/journal.pone.0358871.t008 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_p_Robustness_test_results_for_different_subsamples_p_/34512344 CC BY 4.0