Social Constructs in Predicting Corruptive Attitudes and Behavior From Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective

Abstract

Purpose: This research examines the attitude and behavior corruption/fraud using the social construct, the theory of fraud triangle, the theory of planned behavior and social psychology. Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative approach in this study was carried out by collecting survey data using a questionnaire directly to 400 respondents in some cities in Indonesia. The analysis is conducted with SPSS, Wrap-PLS, Structural Equation Model (SEM) to test the hypotheses. Findings: The results show that the attitude and corrupt behavior of the community can be influenced by the existence of social values in the form of community habits and community mindset that is reflected in the social construct variables. Practical implications: This study underlines the importance of corruption eradication, especially in public services and public education to avoid corrupt behavior. Originality/Value: The examination was done by paying more attention to the possible effect of social construction on attitudes, subjective norms and control of individual or group behavior, which in turn affect the intention to commit corruption.

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