Perception of Corruption in the Government and its Relation to the Cognitive Development among Adolescents

Authors

  • Gregorio L. Samar
  • Rishirl A. Cuario
  • Danielle De Guzman

Keywords:

political awareness, corruption, social cognition, adolescent, perception

Abstract

Corruption is an illegal behavior performed by many individuals and is a disease that destroys the society and affects people most especially the students. The researchers made a survey about the adolescent/college students’ current awareness of the political situation in the Philippines, their views of the presence of corruption in the government, the causes of corruption, effects of corruption to them, and the seriousness of corruption at present. Data were taken from two hundred fifty-five (255) adolescent/college students who came from different courses ranging from Criminology to Liberal Arts and Information Technology. The interpretation of data was done using the framework of the Social Cognitive Theory of Albert Bandura. On the assumption that there is a constant interaction between the environments(Philippine government), behavior and thoughts, the perceptions of these young adolescents/college students are believed to have influenced their actions and their opinions. The study found that the students are aware about the political situation specifically about corruption and they see it as very observable. They perceived that corruption happens because of the need for money; but still, they believe that it can be reduced to a certain degree with their help and contribution to their country, the Republic of the Philippines.

Published

2018-05-18