“Why are the corrupt, corrupt?”: The multilevel analytical model of corruption

• João Gabriel Modesto ^[1] ; Ronaldo Pilati ^[2]
  1. [1] Centro Universitário de Brasília

     Centro Universitário de Brasília

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidade de Brasília

     Universidade de Brasília

     Brasil

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 23, 2020, págs. 1-13
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/SJP.2020.5
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• Resumen

  • Corruption is a global problem. Despite the importance of this theme, a shortage of theoretical models in both psychology and related areas that favor its understanding and investigation is noted. Due to this scarcity of theoretical models, in addition to the need to systematize studies on the topic, this theoretical article aims to describe the Analytical Model of Corruption (AMC) as an interdisciplinary and multilevel proposal aimed at corruption analysis. To achieve this goal, the concept of corruption was analyzed using related phenomena as reference. Similarities and differences in corruption have been identified with dishonest behavior and unethical behavior. Subsequently, theoretical models on corruption identified in the literature were presented, and their main characteristics and limitations were pointed out. After describing the models, the AMC was presented and its advantages over the previous models were discussed. Finally, it was concluded that the AMC could be configured as a theoretical model that guides interdisciplinary studies on corruption, allowing for a more complete analysis compared to previous theoretical models identified in the literature.

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