| Title: |
Parent-Reported Problematic Lying Tendencies and BIS/BAS Activity as Predictors of Children's Antisocial Lie-Telling |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Donia Tong (ORCID 0000-0002-4281-7348); Oksana Caivano (ORCID 0000-0002-8296-0042); Jennifer Lavoie; Victoria Talwar |
| Source: |
Social Development. 2024 33(4). |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
15 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Deception; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; Antisocial Behavior; Inhibition; Advantaged; Behavior Problems; Rewards; Personality Traits; Predictor Variables; Age Differences |
| DOI: |
10.1111/sode.12759 |
| ISSN: |
0961-205X; 1467-9507 |
| Abstract: |
The current study examined whether age and parental reports of children's problematic lying, behavioural inhibition system (BIS) activity, and reward responsiveness predicted children's antisocial lie-telling. Children from mostly middle and upper-class Canadian families (ages 3-12, M = 6.23, SD = 2.52) participated in a modified Temptation Resistance Paradigm (TRP), where they were given opportunities to tell a self-protective lie (to conceal a transgression) and an instrumental lie (to obtain a reward). Parents completed measures of their children's problematic lying tendencies, BIS activity, and reward responsiveness. Age and parent-reported problematic lying and BIS activity were significant predictors of lie-telling behaviour in the TRP. Instrumental liars were younger than dual liars (those who told both types of lies) and truth-tellers. Truth-tellers had lower parent-reported problematic lying than instrumental and dual liars but not self-protective liars. Dual liars had lower parent-reported BIS activity than truth-tellers; there were no differences among truth-tellers, self-protective liars, and instrumental liars. This study contributes to our understanding of the role of temperamental factors in children's lie-telling propensity and the predictive utility of parent-reported predictors for children's antisocial lie-telling propensity. Our findings indicate that parents can identify and potentially address their children's problematic lying using their knowledge about their children's temperamental traits. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Notes: |
https://osf.io/u4zwm |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1481476 |
| Database: |
ERIC |