Explaining variance in perceived research misbehavior: results from a survey among academic researchers in Amsterdam

Autor: Tamarinde Haven, Joeri Tijdink, Brian Martinson, Lex Bouter, Frans Oort
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Research Integrity and Peer Review, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2058-8615
DOI: 10.1186/s41073-021-00110-w
Popis: Abstract Background Concerns about research misbehavior in academic science have sparked interest in the factors that may explain research misbehavior. Often three clusters of factors are distinguished: individual factors, climate factors and publication factors. Our research question was: to what extent can individual, climate and publication factors explain the variance in frequently perceived research misbehaviors? Methods From May 2017 until July 2017, we conducted a survey study among academic researchers in Amsterdam. The survey included three measurement instruments that we previously reported individual results of and here we integrate these findings. Results One thousand two hundred ninety-eight researchers completed the survey (response rate: 17%). Results showed that individual, climate and publication factors combined explained 34% of variance in perceived frequency of research misbehavior. Individual factors explained 7%, climate factors explained 22% and publication factors 16%. Conclusions Our results suggest that the perceptions of the research climate play a substantial role in explaining variance in research misbehavior. This suggests that efforts to improve departmental norms might have a salutary effect on behavior.
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