The Impact of Ethical Values and Group-Oriented Tendency on The Acquiescence to Corruptive Behaviors
Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues / Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, (P)1229-0661; (E)1229-0661
1997, v.3 no.1, pp.107-122
Jee-Eun Byun
(Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
Soojung Lee
(Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
So-Yeon Yoon
(Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
Geunyoung Kim
(Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
Seungyoung Son
(Department of Sociology, Yonsei University)
Kyung-Ja Oh
(Department of Psychology, Yonsei University)
Byun,
J., Lee,
S., Yoon,
S., Kim,
G., Son,
S., &
Oh,
K.
(1997). The Impact of Ethical Values and Group-Oriented Tendency on The Acquiescence to Corruptive Behaviors. Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, 3(1), 107-122.
Abstract
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate variables influencing on the acquiescence to corruption, and to figure out the inter-relationships among these variables. A mean difference test shows that the acquiescence level of government employees is significantly lower than that of other people. A regression analysis indicates that there exists a unique relationship between personal value system and the level of acquiescence to corruption according to whether responders are employed by government or not. Generally the acquiescence level of government employees in influenced more by their group-oriented attitude rather than by ethical value system. A covariance structural analysis also confirms this trend of the relationship among variables