Aproximaciones Psicosociales a la CorrupciónUna Revisión Teórica

  1. Julián, Roberto Martín
  2. Bonavía, Tomás
Journal:
Revista Colombiana de Psicología

ISSN: 0121-5469

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 26

Issue: 2

Pages: 231-243

Type: Article

DOI: 10.15446/RCP.V26N2.59353 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Corruption is widespread in current societies; despite its social relevance, it has been studied mostly from economic perspectives. The article reviews and critically analyzes corruption from different social psychology approaches, both in the Anglophone and Latin American settings. Regarding the former, the article highlights the influence of peer behaviors and social norms, risk perceptions, the role of emotions, behavioral ethics and the relationship of corruption to power Regarding the latter, the Latin American models focus on the influence of supra-individual structures such as ethical values and institutions on the individual’s conduct. It is proposed that research on this topic look systematically at the main psychosocial factors to formulate specific theoretical frameworks that explain this social phenomenon.

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