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The main objective of this study is to assess the impact of corruption on the social, economic, environmental and political domains of sustainable development from individuals’ perspective. The study also attempts to relate individuals’ perceptions to their socioeconomic characteristics. The study uses the convenience sampling approach, where 521 responses are collected through an online-administered questionnaire. Each domain of sustainable development is defined by a set of items measured on a five-point Likert scale. Individuals’ perceptions of the impact of corruption on sustainable development domains are assessed by measuring the mean score value of each item. The association between individuals’ perceptions and their socioeconomic characteristics is evaluated using the independent-samples t-test. The study finds that the impact of corruption on the four domains of sustainable development as perceived by individuals is within the high level. Results also show a statistically significant difference between individuals from different socioeconomic groups in their perceptions of the impact of corruption on sustainable development. Results revealed that a high level of corruption would hinder the progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at all levels. Therefore, improving the quality of governance in public institutions and controlling corruption is crucial to attaining economic and sustainable development.
本研究的主要目的是从个人角度评估腐败对可持续发展的社会、经济、环境和政治领域的影响。本研究还试图将个人的看法与其社会经济特征联系起来。本研究采用便利抽样法,通过在线发放问卷的方式收集了 521 份答复。可持续发展的每个领域都由一组项目来定义,采用李克特五点量表进行测量。通过测量每个项目的平均分值,评估个人对腐败对可持续发展领域影响的看法。采用独立样本 t 检验法评估个人看法与其社会经济特征之间的关联。研究发现,个人认为腐败对可持续发展四个领域的影响处于较高水平。研究结果还显示,不同社会经济群体的个人对腐败对可持续发展的影响的认知在统计学上存在显著差异。结果显示,高水平的腐败会阻碍在各个层面实现可持续发展目标(SDGs)。因此,提高公共机构的治理质量和控制腐败对于实现经济和可持续发展至关重要。