Psychological insight into corruption: construction and validation of the Corrupt Intention Scale (CIS).

IF 1.5 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI:10.1186/s41155-025-00352-3

Carlos Ramón Ponce-Díaz, Jesús Joel Aiquipa-Tello, Edgard Fernando Pacheco-Luza

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Abstract

Background: Corruption, as a psychosocial problem, impacts institutional stability and interpersonal trust. From a psychological perspective, the study of this phenomenon has focused on analyzing corrupt behavior. However, empirical evidence on the measurement of corrupt behavior remains limited due to its covert nature. An alternative strategy is to assess corrupt intent, as it allows inferring behavioral patterns without resorting to direct observation of these acts.

Objective: The aim of this study was to construct and validate the Corrupt Intention Scale (CIS), taking the theory of planned behavior as a framework.

Methods: We conducted a multiple study with a total of 1, 488 Peruvian adults. Multivariate statistical techniques such as exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used.

Results: We found that the CIS presented evidence of internal structure validity for a 12-item model grouped into three correlated factors. It showed measurement invariance with respect to sex, convergent validity and satisfactory reliability.

Conclusion: The CIS presents psychometric properties that support its use to measure corrupt intent, and can be used in evaluation, research and prevention contexts. In a global context where corruption remains a critical challenge, reliable and valid measures strengthen the basis for future research and mitigation programs.

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腐败的心理洞察：腐败意图量表（CIS）的构建与验证。

背景：腐败作为一种社会心理问题，影响着制度稳定和人际信任。从心理学的角度来看，对这一现象的研究主要集中在分析腐败行为。然而，由于腐败行为的隐蔽性，关于腐败行为测量的经验证据仍然有限。另一种策略是评估腐败意图，因为它允许在不诉诸于直接观察这些行为的情况下推断行为模式。目的：以计划行为理论为框架，构建并验证腐败意图量表（CIS）。方法：我们对1488名秘鲁成年人进行了一项多重研究。多元统计技术，如探索性和验证性因素分析被使用。结果：我们发现CIS为12项模型提供了内部结构效度的证据，这些模型分为三个相关因素。结果显示性别测量不变性，效度收敛，信度满意。结论：CIS呈现的心理测量特性支持其用于测量腐败意图，并可用于评估、研究和预防背景。在全球范围内，腐败仍然是一个严峻的挑战，可靠和有效的措施加强了未来研究和缓解方案的基础。

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Psicologia-Reflexao E Critica PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.60

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Psicologia: Reflexão & Crítica is a journal published three times a year by Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (Psychology Graduate Program) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul). Its objective is to publish original works in the psychology field: articles, short reports on research and reviews as well as to present to the scientific community texts which reflect a significant contribution for the psychology field. The short title of the journal is Psicol. Refl. Crít. It must be used regarding bibliographies, footnotes, as well as bibliographical strips and references.