Factors associated with scientific misconduct and questionable research practices in health professions education
Keywords
Questionable research practicesResearch ethics
Misconduct
Survey
RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT
PUBLICATION PRESSURE
ETHICS
INSTRUCTION
PREVALENCE
INTEGRITY
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Introduction Engaging in scientific misconduct and questionable research practices (QRPs) is a noted problem across fields, including health professions education (HPE). To mitigate these practices, other disciplines have enacted strategies based on researcher characteristics and practice factors. Thus, to inform HPE, this study seeks to determine which researcher characteristics and practice factors, if any, might explain the frequency of irresponsible research practices.
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Method In 2017, a cross-sectional survey of HPE researchers was conducted. The survey included 66 items adapted from three published surveys: two published QRP surveys and a publication pressure scale. The outcome variable was a self-reported misconduct score, which is a weighted mean score for each respondent on all misconduct and QRP items. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, reliability and correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression modelling.
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2019-04Type
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oai:cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl:openaire_cris_publications/9ca075b5-239c-49fc-a6ed-c89af8ae01a7https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/9ca075b5-239c-49fc-a6ed-c89af8ae01a7
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-019-0501-x