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Integrity of the Marriage and Family Therapy Research Literature: Perceptions and Recommendations
Author(s) -
Brock Gregory W.,
Whiting Jason B.,
Matern Brianne,
Fife Stephen T.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00109.x
Subject(s) - honesty , perception , academic integrity , psychology , family therapy , research integrity , engineering ethics , psychotherapist , medical education , social psychology , medicine , neuroscience , engineering
Reports of falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, and other violations of research integrity across the sciences are on the increase. Joining with other disciplines to actively protect the integrity of the marriage and family therapy (MFT) research literature is of utmost importance to both the discipline and the future of the profession. To inform the issues raised, results are presented of an informal survey among MFT clinical members on their perceptions about the literature together with their preferences for how best to protect its integrity. This article initiates an important discussion about the honesty of MFT research.