Questionable research practices among italian research psychologists: 2017, Agnoli et al

Sly Saint · Oct 29, 2020

Abstract
A survey in the United States revealed that an alarmingly large percentage of university psychologists admitted having used questionable research practices that can contaminate the research literature with false positive and biased findings.

We conducted a replication of this study among Italian research psychologists to investigate whether these findings generalize to other countries. All the original materials were translated into Italian, and members of the Italian Association of Psychology were invited to participate via an online survey. The percentages of Italian psychologists who admitted to having used ten questionable research practices were similar to the results obtained in the United States although there were small but significant differences in self-admission rates for some QRPs. Nearly all researchers (88%) admitted using at least one of the practices, and researchers generally considered a practice possibly defensible if they admitted using it, but Italian researchers were much less likely than US researchers to consider a practice defensible. Participants’ estimates of the percentage of researchers who have used these practices were greater than the self-admission rates, and participants estimated that researchers would be unlikely to admit it.
In written responses, participants argued that some of these practices are not questionable and they have used some practices because reviewers and journals demand it. The similarity of results obtained in the United States, this study, and a related study conducted in Germany suggest that adoption of these practices is an international phenomenon and is likely due to systemic features of the international research and publication processes.
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172792

(as per abstract, not just about italian psychologists)

I like the term QRP (Questionable research practices); @dave30th could make good use of it.

alktipping · Oct 29, 2020

not at all surprising from an industry that has only been built on opinions and extreme manipulation of data and patients . the world is unfortunately full of very gullible people who help these purveyors of outdated tropes .

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