PSYCHOLOGICAL ETHICS CODES - A COMPARISON OF 24 COUNTRIES

Authors
LEACH MM HARBIN JJ
Citation
Mm. Leach et Jj. Harbin, PSYCHOLOGICAL ETHICS CODES - A COMPARISON OF 24 COUNTRIES, International journal of psychology, 32(3), 1997, pp. 181-192
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
International journal of psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207594
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
181 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7594(1997)32:3<181:PEC-AC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Codes of ethics from 19 countries, representing a total of 24 countrie s, were compared to the United States using the American Psychological Association's (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of C onduct. Canada's code of ethics was most similar to the US/APA code an d China's the most dissimilar. Ten individual standards may be approac hing universal agreement, while eight others were unique to the APA et hical code. The relationship of ethical codes to cultural values, and future research suggestions, are discussed.