| PMC full text: | Ethics Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 Sep 1. Published in final edited form as: Ethics Behav. 2009 Sep 1; 19(5): 351–378. doi: 10.1080/10508420903035356 |
Table 2
Correlations and Regressions of Ethical Decision-Making with Exposure to Unethical Events
| Exposure to Unethical Events | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Management | Study Conduct | Professional Practices | Business Practices | |||||||||
| r | β 1 | β 2 | r | β 1 | β 2 | r | β 1 | β 2 | r | β 1 | β 2 | |
| Ethical Decision-Making | ||||||||||||
| Data Management | ||||||||||||
| Full Sample (R1= .27*, R2= .33*) | –.19** | –.09 | –.14a | –.19** | –.12a | –.12 | –.15* | –.11 | –.05 | –.18** | –.06 | –.03 |
| Less Experienced (R1= .39*, R2= .42*) | –.25** | –.04 | –.10 | –.23** | –.12 | –.11 | –.19* | –.17* | –.09 | –.30** | –.19a | –.17 |
| More Experienced (R1= .18, R2= .27) | –.10 | –.16 | –.19 | –.17a | –.08 | –.10 | .01 | .01 | .04 | –.01 | .10 | .13 |
| Regression Weights for Controls | Full | Less | More | |||||||||
| Intelligence | .08 | .07 | .09 | |||||||||
| Divergent Thinking | .02 | .05 | –.05 | |||||||||
| Cynicism | –.08 | –.07 | –.09 | |||||||||
| Narcissism | –.13a | –.11 | –.14 | |||||||||
| Study Conduct | ||||||||||||
| Full Sample (R1= .35*, R2= .41*) | –.18** | .05 | .10 | –.33** | –.25** | –.19** | –.24** | –.14* | –.08 | –.24** | –.12a | –.18* |
| Less Experienced (R1= .45**, R2= .44**) | –.26** | .06 | .07 | –.35** | –.23** | –.15* | –.38** | –.28** | –.21* | –.31** | –.13 | –.19a |
| More Experienced (R1= .32*, R2= .50**) | –.02 | –.01 | .12 | –.29** | –.31** | –.26* | .01 | .13 | –.09 | –.11 | –.10 | –.20a |
| Regression Weights for Controls | Full | Less | More | |||||||||
| Intelligence | .19** | .05 | .32** | |||||||||
| Divergent Thinking | .13* | .09 | .16 | |||||||||
| Cynicism | –.04 | –.09 | .01 | |||||||||
| Narcissism | –.03 | .06 | –.15 | |||||||||
| Professional Practices | ||||||||||||
| Full Sample (R1= .30**, R2= .38**) | –.19** | –.09** | –.13 | –.18** | –.09** | –.07 | –.25** | –.23** | –.16* | –.12a | .04 | .04 |
| Less Experienced (R1= .36**, R2= .48**) | –.27** | –.09 | –.21* | –.22** | –.11 | –.06 | –.26** | –.22* | –.05 | –.24** | –.07 | –.06 |
| More Experienced (R1= .32*, R2= .42*) | –.13 | –.11 | –.09 | –.21* | –.08 | –.13 | –.27** | –.22* | –.25* | –.06 | –.19a | –.15 |
| Regression Weights for Controls | Full | Less | More | |||||||||
| Intelligence | .18** | .14a | .22* | |||||||||
| Divergent Thinking | .07 | .10 | .03 | |||||||||
| Cynicism | –.02 | –.08 | .03 | |||||||||
| Narcissism | –.14* | –.25** | –.08 | |||||||||
| Business Practices | ||||||||||||
| Full Sample (R1= .25**, R2= .35**) | –.12a | .04 | .03 | –.24** | –.20** | –.22** | –.18** | –.11 | –.06 | –.14* | –.04 | –.08 |
| Less Experienced (R1= .44**, R2= .51**) | –.25** | .03 | .01 | –.37** | –.28** | –.26** | –.33** | –.24** | –.13 | –.29** | –.08 | –.13 |
| More Experienced (R1= .12, R2= .29) | .07 | –.01 | –.04 | –.03 | –.04 | –.13 | .08 | .08 | .09 | .09 | .09 | .01 |
| Regression Weights for Controls | Full | Less | More | |||||||||
| Intelligence | .11a | .17* | .02 | |||||||||
| Divergent Thinking | .14* | .14a | .08 | |||||||||
| Cynicism | .03 | –.01 | .19 | |||||||||
| Narcissism | –.19** | –.13 | –.24a | |||||||||
Note. r = correlation, β1 = standardized regression weight with no controls, β2 = standardized regression weight with controls, R1= multiple correlation with no controls, R2= multiple correlation with controls
**p < .01
*p < .05
ap < .10.