This study aims to examine the relationship between the level of personal integrity and attitudes to reject corruption among students of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Polytechnic. Corruption is a moral issue that still plagues Malaysian society and values education at the higher education institution level is seen as an important component in forming a generation of integrity. A total of 111 students were involved in this study through a survey design using a questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale. Descriptive analysis showed that the level of personal integrity (mean = 4.31) and attitudes to reject corruption (mean = 4.56) were at a high level. Spearman's correlation test showed a significant positive relationship between personal integrity and attitudes to reject corruption (r = 0.720, p < 0.01). Meanwhile, the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests found no significant differences according to gender, department and level of exposure to corruption issues. Overall, the results of the study prove that the formation of integrity and the ability to reject corruption of polytechnic students is more influenced by values education and institutional culture than demographic factors.
Aziz et al. (Wed,) studied this question.