Predictors of a behavioral measure of scholastic cheating: Personality and competence but not demographics

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The Dark Triad of Personality: A 10 Year Review (2013, background): “Psychopaths are the most likely to acquire tattoos for intimidation purposes (Nathanson et al., 2006b), and make negative impressions in brief meetings (Rauthmann, 2012).”
Perfectionism and narcissism: A meta-analytic review (2016, background): “Grandiose narcissists may exhibit an image of perfect capability in pursuit of others’ respect (Ronningstam, 2010, 2011). Sorotzkin (1985) also suggested narcissists may brashly present themselves as perfect to others in an attempt to confirm their grandiose self-image.”
Impulsivity and Academic Cheating (2009, result): “In addition, results of a recent study by Nathanson, Paulhus, and Williams (2006) indicated that there is a positive relation between subclinical psychopathy (which includes impulsive thrill seeking) and academic cheating.”
Successful Psychopaths: Are They Unethical Decision-Makers and Why? (2012, background): “In addition to various forms of misconduct (e.g., bullying, abuse of illicit substances, minor infractions; Mullins-Nelson et al. 2006; Williams et al. 2007) and academic misbehavior ( Nathanson et al. 2006 ), successful psychopaths also appear likely to make unethical decisions in response to ethic”