| 其他摘要 | Corruption refers to the "abuse of entrusted power for private gains", whichseriously affects social stability and is called "political cancer". Research on thecauses and mechanisms of corruption has become an important issue in global socialgovernance. Previous studies have shown that the level of regional economicdevelopment is an important factor affecting corruption, but there is an “East Asianparadox" in the relationship between the two—that is, economic growth is generallyshown to suppress corruption worldwide, but in some Asian countries such as China,the economy and corruption have been growing at the same pace for a long time, andthe underlying mechanism is still unclear. Because corruption usually has highcomplexity, strong organization, and concealment, it is often limited to contain it onlythrough judicial channels, and the prevention of corruption at the psychological levelis very necessary. Morality and cultural values are the two most active topics in theprevious research on the relationship between "economy → corruption". On the onehand, morality may mediate the relationship between economy and corruption as aproximal factor; on the other hand, differences in individualism-collectivismtendencies may be the root cause of regional differences in the relationship betweeneconomy and corruption. An in-depth study of the psychological process andboundary conditions of regional corruption affected by economic growth is not onlythe premise of understanding the causes of the "East Asian Paradox" from the root,but also the key to preventing and reducing regional corruption from thepsychological level. However, the previous studies on the causes of corruption, whichfocused on economics, criminology, and law, are quite different from traditionalpsychological studies in terms of data collection methods and research paradigms, sothat it is difficult for researchers to examine moral factors and factors at the macrolevel. The role of cultural value factors in the "economy → corruption" model.
The purpose of this project is to combine text data mining technology andmacroeconomic research paradigm to deeply analyze the mediating role of moralfactors and the moderating role of collectivism in the "Economy → Corruption" model, and attempt to reveal the "East Asian Paradox" from a psychologicalperspective. Causes and processes, which in turn provide potential approaches andtargeted strategies for corruption prevention efforts. This topic mainly carried outthree aspects of research. In Study 1, we examined the combined effects of the "level"and "speed" of economic development in mainland China from 2011 to 2016 on theimportance of collective morality. This study aims to provide scientific inspiration forthe establishment of benign collective morality, and to provide empirical support forfurther examining the mediating role of morality in the "economic → corruption"model. In Study 2, we analyzed the different effects of multiple moral emphasis onthe level of economic development and regional corruption based on a longitudinalmediation model. This study aims to explore the "process" of economic growthaffecting regional corruption—that is, how economic growth affects regionalcorruption through moral factors, thereby providing a way to prevent corruption at thepsychological level. In Study 3, we analyzed the moderating effect of collectivisttendencies in the “economic → moral → corruption” model based on a conditionalprocess model. The research aims to clarify the root causes of the "East AsianParadox" and attempt to develop targeted strategies for corruption prevention from apsychological perspective.
The main findings show that: (i) economic growth can indirectly affect regionalcorruption by enhancing people's connected morality (ingroup, authority, andholiness); (ii) authority and holiness are inhibitors of corruption, while ingroupmorality is Corruption risk factors; (iii) In regions or groups with strong collectivisminclinations, economic growth strengthens the morality of ingroups more strongly,which in turn stimulates regional corruption more. To a certain extent, this subjectreveals the psychological process and boundary conditions of economic impact oncorruption. Targeted establishment of people's professional principles—loyalty to law,faith, and order rather than loyalty to "one's own person", and the development ofpublic officials' sensitivity to in-group behavior may help prevent corruption on apsychological level. In addition, compared with individualism, the tendency of highcollectivism will increase the importance of the regional economic level to the morality of people’s in-groups, so it is more likely to produce corrupt climates such ascronyism, favoritism and private use of public power in the region. In view of this,anti-corruption work can be adapted to local conditions, that is, to strengthen anti-corruption propaganda and corruption prevention in areas with strong collectivismtendencies. |
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