Table VII.
Attitudes regarding certain issues in responsible in conduct in research; percentages of respondents who answered “strongly agree/agree” (n = 248)
| Question | Total n (%) | Ethics Training n (%) | Research Experience n (%) | Academic Position n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Ethics Training (n=143) | Without Ethics Training (n=105) | With Research (n=204) | Without Research (n=44) | Other (n=47) | Masters, PhD, Postdocs (n=84) | Faculty (n=114) | ||
| I’m concerned about the amount of misconduct that occurs. |
183 (73.8) |
114 (79.7) * |
69 (65.7) | 150 (73.5) |
33 (75.0) | 31 (66.0) | 67 (77.0) | 85 (74.6) |
| Dishonesty and misrepresentation of data are common. |
131 (52.8) |
71 (49.7) |
60 (57.1) | 106 (52.0) |
25 (56.8) | 25 (53.2) | 37 (42.5) | 69 (60.5) * |
| Investigators should report instances of research misconduct. |
216 (87.1) |
123 (86.0) |
93 (88.6) | 180 (88.2) |
36 (81.8) | 36 (76.6) | 75 (86.2) | 105 (92.1) * |
| The pressures to publish to gain promotion is a major reason why investigators engage in research misconduct. | 171 (69.0) | 94 (65.7) |
77 (73.3) | 144 (70.6) |
27 (61.4) | 31 (66.0) | 58 (66.7) | 82 (71.9) |
| Investigators should declare conflicts of interest to the appropriate officials. |
217 (87.5) |
128 (89.5) |
89 (84.8) | 183 (89.7) * |
34 (77.3) | 37 (78.7) | 76 (87.4) | 104 (91.2) |
| I am aware of regulations that govern research involving humans, animals, or laboratory practices. |
174 (70.2) |
121 (84.6)+ |
53 (50.5) | 146 (71.6) |
28 (63.6) | 33 (70.2) | 62 (71.3) | 79 (69.3) |
*
p≤0.05,
**
p≤.01,
+
p≤.0001