title: Integrity of the marriage and family therapy research literature: perceptions and recommendations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Department of Family Studies, 315 Funkhouser Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0054, USA. gwbrock@uky.edu
authors.forename: Gregory W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: Brianne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matern
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Fife
mesh_terms: D005196:Family Therapy; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020452:Journalism / Q000592:standards*; D008388:Marital Therapy; D011786:Quality Control; D015871:Scientific Misconduct