Low personal control promotes bribery intention: Reciprocity beliefs as a mediator

Su, Qian; Li, Liu; Dang, Jianning; Gu, Zhengrong; Liang, Yuan; Wei, Chunzhu

doi:10.1007/s12144-022-02889-3

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“…Drawing on the social character of nostalgia and bribe‐taking, the present research provides evidence that nostalgia facilitates bribe‐taking and that this is the case, especially when the bribe‐taking is framed as building up social relationships. This echoes and extends the notion that social bonds, especially reciprocal relationships, are one of the essential characteristics of bribery (Abbink et al, 2002; Anderson & Lee, 2008; Su et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 71%

“…In terms of its process, bribe‐taking is relational in nature (Liu, Christopoulos, & Hong, 2017; Su et al, 2022). Specifically, bribes are often considered as a means of establishing or strengthening interpersonal relationships (Graycar & Jancsics, 2017; Wee, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Bribery, the reciprocal exchange of benefits or favours between the briber and the bribe-taker (Su et al, 2022), prevails around the world (Davis & Ruhe, 2003;Gneezy et al, 2019) and imposes economic and social costs. The annual global cost of bribery alone is estimated to be 1.5-2 trillion US dollars, amounting to approximately 2% of global GDP (International Monetary Fund, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The dark side of nostalgia: Yearning for the past fosters bribe‐taking

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British J Social Psychol

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Past work has demonstrated the psychological benefits of nostalgia; however, little is known about its 'dark side'. Considering both the sociality of nostalgia and the relational nature of bribery, we proposed that nostalgia would bolster social connectedness, which, in turn, would promote bribe-taking. We conducted four experiments (N = 887 online and laboratory participants) to test this assumption. Experimentally induced nostalgia boosted the willingness to take a bribe across different scenarios (Experiments 1 and 2) and facilitated bribe-taking behaviour (Experiment 3); the increased social connectedness accounted for these effects (Experiments 2 and 3). Furthermore, the positive effect of social connectedness on bribe-taking was salient, especially when bribe-taking was framed as a way of establishing social relationships (Experiment 4). The findings not only broaden our understanding of nostalgia and bribe-taking but also provide practical implications for anti-bribery initiatives.

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confidence: 71%