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2023 - Volume 7 - Number 1

Polygraph Examinations as Preventative Measure of Corruptive Behavior – A Case Study

Emelina Zaimova-Tsaneva *  ORCID: 0000-0001-6659-0347
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Velina Vladimirova *  ORCID: 0000-0003-4888-7053
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Todor Todorov *  ORCID: 0000-0002-3701-5359
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Daniel Genkov *  ORCID: 0000-0001-8198-407X
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2023, 7(1), 15-24 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0701.03015z
Received: 24 December 2022 ▪ Revised: 9 June 2023 ▪ Accepted: 26 June 2023

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
The following publication presents brief case study of corruptive behavior of an employee of a private company for supplier of electricity. Interview and polygraph examination also was used. It also presents a short analysis of the corruption behavior problem as a psychological category. Methods for integrity assessment and the polygraph method are presented as instruments which have high validity and reliability. Besides the focus on psychodiagnosis of corruptive behavior, this publication pays attention to the need of incorporating preventive measures.

KEY WORDS: polygraph, corruption, corruptive behavior, loyalty testing, psychodiagnosis.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Emelina Zaimova-Tsaneva, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA.

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