Contract Cheating and Student Stress: Insights from a Canadian Community College.

This article presents results from a self-report survey of misconduct behaviours and the stress students ( = 916) experienced at one Canadian community college. Results showed that students engaged in a variety of contract cheating behaviours, and experienced a myriad of stressors both in and outside the college context, including traumatic life events. Those who engaged in commercial contract cheating and inappropriate sharing behaviours experienced significantly higher levels of stress.