Academic Cheating with Generative AI in Higher Education: An Extended Model of the Theory of Planned Behavior with Motivational Antecedents
Muhammad Taslim(1*), Riki Purnama Putra(2), Nurussakinah Daulay(3), Sefa Bulut(4)
(1) Early Childhood Islamic Education Study Program, IAIN Fattahul Muluk Papua, Indonesia
(2) Physics Education Study Program, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia
(3) Islamic Guidance and Counseling Study Program, UIN Sumatera Utara Medan, Indonesia
(4) Departement of Counseling Psychology & Guidance, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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