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Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents

One of the main challenges developing nations face is curbing bribery. While there are many efforts to curb bribery, most focused at macro level, such as law, while little has been examined at the micro level, e.g., individual behavior and intention. Those who did investigate at the micro level tend...

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Main Authors: Lim, Mengzhen, Sin, Yongchy, Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar, Azlina, Mohd Khir, Hanina H., Hamsan, Yong, Min Hooi, Wu, Shin Ling *, Ooi, Pei Boon *, Ong, Derek Lai Teik *, Ong, Chu Sun
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Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2022
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HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3000/1/Wu%20Shin%20Ling_Curbing%20Bribe-Giving%20in%20Malaysia%20%20The%20Role%20of%20Attitudes%20and%20Parents.pdf
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spelling my.sunway.eprints.30002024-08-06T01:17:24Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3000/ Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents Lim, Mengzhen Sin, Yongchy Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar Azlina, Mohd Khir Hanina H., Hamsan Yong, Min Hooi Wu, Shin Ling * Ooi, Pei Boon * Ong, Derek Lai Teik * Ong, Chu Sun HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare One of the main challenges developing nations face is curbing bribery. While there are many efforts to curb bribery, most focused at macro level, such as law, while little has been examined at the micro level, e.g., individual behavior and intention. Those who did investigate at the micro level tend to focus on the recipients rather than the ones giving the bribe. We explored eight factors that influence Malaysian young adults’ bribe giving intention based on the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA). A total of 345 respondents (Mage = 20.68, SD = 2.01, 189 are females) completed questionnaires about all RAA variables. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was carried out using smartPLS3.0 to analyze the result. The result revealed that out of the eight variables, four variables—Instrumental attitudes, Experiential Attitudes, Parents’ descriptive norms and Capacity—explain 74% of the variance in bribe giving intention. An important take-away is that young adult’s perception of whether their parents gave or did not give bribes in a given situation is important in influencing their bribe giving intention. Bribe giving prevention messages must be targeted explicitly toward parents, where they play a crucial role in curbing this dishonesty. Taylor and Francis Group 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3000/1/Wu%20Shin%20Ling_Curbing%20Bribe-Giving%20in%20Malaysia%20%20The%20Role%20of%20Attitudes%20and%20Parents.pdf Lim, Mengzhen and Sin, Yongchy and Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar and Azlina, Mohd Khir and Hanina H., Hamsan and Yong, Min Hooi and Wu, Shin Ling * and Ooi, Pei Boon * and Ong, Derek Lai Teik * and Ong, Chu Sun (2022) Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents. Public Integrity, 26 (2). pp. 188-202. ISSN 1558-0989 https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2022.2144017 10.1080/10999922.2022.2144017
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topic HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
spellingShingle HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Lim, Mengzhen
Sin, Yongchy
Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar
Azlina, Mohd Khir
Hanina H., Hamsan
Yong, Min Hooi
Wu, Shin Ling *
Ooi, Pei Boon *
Ong, Derek Lai Teik *
Ong, Chu Sun
Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
description One of the main challenges developing nations face is curbing bribery. While there are many efforts to curb bribery, most focused at macro level, such as law, while little has been examined at the micro level, e.g., individual behavior and intention. Those who did investigate at the micro level tend to focus on the recipients rather than the ones giving the bribe. We explored eight factors that influence Malaysian young adults’ bribe giving intention based on the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA). A total of 345 respondents (Mage = 20.68, SD = 2.01, 189 are females) completed questionnaires about all RAA variables. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was carried out using smartPLS3.0 to analyze the result. The result revealed that out of the eight variables, four variables—Instrumental attitudes, Experiential Attitudes, Parents’ descriptive norms and Capacity—explain 74% of the variance in bribe giving intention. An important take-away is that young adult’s perception of whether their parents gave or did not give bribes in a given situation is important in influencing their bribe giving intention. Bribe giving prevention messages must be targeted explicitly toward parents, where they play a crucial role in curbing this dishonesty.
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author Lim, Mengzhen
Sin, Yongchy
Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar
Azlina, Mohd Khir
Hanina H., Hamsan
Yong, Min Hooi
Wu, Shin Ling *
Ooi, Pei Boon *
Ong, Derek Lai Teik *
Ong, Chu Sun
author_facet Lim, Mengzhen
Sin, Yongchy
Wan Munira, Wan Jaafoar
Azlina, Mohd Khir
Hanina H., Hamsan
Yong, Min Hooi
Wu, Shin Ling *
Ooi, Pei Boon *
Ong, Derek Lai Teik *
Ong, Chu Sun
author_sort Lim, Mengzhen
title Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
title_short Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
title_full Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
title_fullStr Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
title_full_unstemmed Curbing Bribe-Giving in Malaysia: The Role of Attitudes and Parents
title_sort curbing bribe-giving in malaysia: the role of attitudes and parents
publisher Taylor and Francis Group
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3000/1/Wu%20Shin%20Ling_Curbing%20Bribe-Giving%20in%20Malaysia%20%20The%20Role%20of%20Attitudes%20and%20Parents.pdf
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/3000/
https://doi.org/10.1080/10999922.2022.2144017
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