JOURNAL ARTICLE

Psychological Ethical Codes of Conduct and Human Rights: A Comparative Analysis and Recommendations for Improvement.

  • Published In: Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry, 2026, v. 28, n. 1. P. 16 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Brown, Rachel; Ebuenyi, Ikenna D.; Geiser, Priscille; MacLachlan, Malcolm 3 of 3

Abstract

Ethical standards are central to psychologists' activities and core to the profession's codes of ethical conduct. Intrinsic to ethics is the assumption that people are endowed with basic human rights. However, the incorporation of human rights principles in the codes of professional psychological organizations is unclear. This study investigated the codes of ethics of seven professional psychological organizations for the implementation of human rights principles through a comparative concept analysis. Most codes demonstrated some level of adoption of human rights principles, yet with vague terminology and few references to human rights documents, conventions, and treaties. Significant improvements are needed so that psychological codes of ethics foster, promote, and protect the human rights of psychologists themselves, as well as the people they serve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry. 2026/01, Vol. 28, Issue 1, p16
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Business and Management
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:1559-4343
  • DOI:10.1891/EHPP-2025-0016
  • Accession Number:193598858
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