Liu Xue, Shang Siyuan, Zanette Sarah, Zhang Yongkang, Sun Qingzhou, Sai Liyang
Department of Psychology, School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Mental Health Counseling Center, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Aug 22;13:982012. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.982012. eCollection 2022.
Children's lying is a major concern for parents and teachers alike, not only because lying is an antisocial behavior but also because children's lying correlates with other behavior problems, such as aggression and delinquency. Despite considerable correlational evidence demonstrating the relation between children's lying and behavior problems, experimental evidence is scarce. This study uses a novel task to experimentally examine the relation between lying for personal reward and behavior problem symptoms among 9- to 11-year-old typically developed children ( = 275, 139 boys). Results revealed a positive correlation between children's lying for personal reward and their behavior problem symptoms, and this correlation increases with age. Overall, this study provides experimental evidence suggesting children's lying for personal reward is associated with behavior problems.
儿童说谎是家长和教师共同关注的一个主要问题，这不仅是因为说谎是一种反社会行为，还因为儿童说谎与其他行为问题相关，比如攻击性和犯罪行为。尽管有大量的相关证据表明儿童说谎与行为问题之间存在关联，但实验证据却很匮乏。本研究采用一项新颖的任务，对9至11岁发育正常的儿童（n = 275，139名男孩）为获取个人奖励而说谎与行为问题症状之间的关系进行了实验研究。结果显示，儿童为获取个人奖励而说谎与其行为问题症状之间呈正相关，且这种相关性随年龄增长而增强。总体而言，本研究提供的实验证据表明，儿童为获取个人奖励而说谎与行为问题有关。
