@article{a576ebf32df84aff8fd11d7eaef493d2,
title = "Validation of ethical decision making measures: Evidence for a new set of measures",
abstract = "Ethical decision making measures are widely applied as the principal dependent variable used in studies of research integrity. However, evidence bearing on the internal and external validity of these measures is not available. In this study, ethical decision making measures were administered to 102 graduate students in the biological, health, and social sciences, along with measures examining exposure to ethical breaches and the severity of punishments recommended. The ethical decision making measure was found to be related to exposure to ethical events and the severity of punishments awarded. The implications of these findings for the application of ethical decision making measures are discussed.",
keywords = "Ethical decision making, Integrity, Measure, Scientists, Validation",
author = "Mumford, {Michael D.} and Devenport, {Lynn D.} and Brown, {Ryan P.} and Shane Connelly and Murphy, {Stephen T.} and Hill, {Jason H.} and Antes, {Alison L.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Whitney Helton-Fauth, Blaine Gaddis, and Gina-Marie Scott Ligon for their contributions to this effort. The data collection was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources, General Clinical Research Center Grant M01 RR–14467. Parts of this work were sponsored by a Grant No. 5R01–NS049535–02 from the National Institutes of Health and the Office of Research Integrity, Michael D. Mumford, principal investigator. Funding Information: Deborah has been accused of misconduct arising out of research supported by National Institute of Mental Health grants. Deborah was responsible for administering and scoring neuropsychological, neurological, and cognitive tests on patients during the course of two studies. According to the complaint, Deborah failed to conduct the required tests on 3 patients in the first study and on 10 to 12 patients in the second study. Deborah is alleged to have fabricated the experimental records for those tests. The data in question were included in a publication, and will be used in widespread treatment of schizophrenic patients in 14 states in the next 6 months. If the questionable data were eliminated, no significant results would be found.",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1207/s15327019eb1604_4",
language = "English",
volume = "16",
pages = "319--345",
journal = "Ethics and Behavior",
issn = "1050-8422",
number = "4",
}