Plagiarism or Productivity? Students Moral Disengagement and Behavioral Intentions to Use ChatGPT in Academic Writing
This study examined how moral disengagement influences Filipino college students' intention to use ChatGPT in academic writing. The model tested five mechanisms: moral justification, euphemistic labeling, displacement of responsibility, minimizing consequences, and attribution of blame. These mechanisms were analyzed as predictors of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, which then predicted behavioral intention. A total of 418 students with ChatGPT experience participat
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Published: 20 March 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Jobs & economy · Copyright & IP · Children & education
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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ethics.ai (20 March 2026), “Plagiarism or Productivity? Students Moral Disengagement and Behavioral Intentions to Use ChatGPT in Academic Writing,” evidence record 6974, https://ethics.ai/record/6974 (originally published by arXiv).
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