Individual and Contextual Factors Associated With the Prevention of Corruption: A Qualitative Study Among Iranian Public Employees

IF 2.3 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Saeid Zandi, Masoumeh Esmaeili, Kumars Farahbakhsh
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Background: Little research has been done to identify the individual-level factors contributing to the prevention of administrative corruption. Specifically, Iranian public employees are an understudied population in terms of individual and contextual factors that contribute to the prevention of administrative corruption. This study aimed to identify the perception of public servants about the psychosocial factors that facilitate the prevention of corruption.

Method: Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 14 individuals working in public sector departments or agencies in Tehran.

Results: Six main themes emerged from the data: cognitive characteristics (including “detachment-promoting thoughts and beliefs” and “consequence-focused thoughts and beliefs”), emotional patterns (including “deterrent negative emotions” and “deterrent positive emotions”), personality characteristics (including “self-oriented conservative personality traits” and “other-oriented prosocial personality traits”), behavioral strategies (including “need-fulfillment strategies” and “self-care strategies”), familial background (including “growing up in a rule-oriented and value-oriented family” and “living with an honest and supportive spouse”), and organizational context (including “employee monitoring” and “rule-based and ethical space of the organization”).

Conclusion: The study reveals some psychological and contextual factors that could be involved in preventing administrative corruption in Iran. These factors can be taken into consideration when designing preventive measures and policies aimed at reducing corrupt behaviors in public agents and promoting ethics in public service.

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与预防腐败有关的个人因素和环境因素:伊朗公务员定性研究
背景:在确定有助于预防行政腐败的个人层面因素方面的研究很少。具体而言,就有助于预防行政腐败的个人和环境因素而言,伊朗公务员是一个研究不足的群体。本研究旨在确定公务员对有助于预防腐败的社会心理因素的看法。 研究方法:通过对 14 名在德黑兰公共部门或机构工作的人员进行半结构式访谈收集数据。 结果:从数据中得出了六大主题:认知特征(包括 "促进威慑的思想和信念 "和 "注重后果的思想和信念")、情绪模式(包括 "威慑性消极情绪 "和 "威慑性积极情绪")、个性特征(包括 "自我导向的保守个性特征 "和 "他人导向的亲社会个性特征")、行为策略(包括 "需求满足策略 "和 "自我保健策略")、家庭背景(包括 "成长于一个以规则和价值为导向的家庭 "和 "与一个诚实和支持的配偶生活在一起")和组织环境(包括 "员工监督 "和 "组织的规则和道德空间")。 结论本研究揭示了伊朗预防行政腐败可能涉及的一些心理和环境因素。在制定旨在减少公职人员腐败行为和促进公共服务道德的预防措施和政策时,可以考虑这些因素。
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