1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The aim of the current study is to address the gap in the literature concerning children’s deceptive behaviour within the parent-child dyad. In this study, children’s antisocial and prosocial lies to a parent versus a stranger will be examined. » (p. 22)

Questions/Hypothèses :
« It is expected that there will be a difference between children’s lie-telling to a parent compared to an unfamiliar adult. » (p. 23)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« A total of 80 (nmales = 34) children participated, between the ages of 6 and 9 years (Mage = 7.22, SD = 1.24). Additionally, primary caregivers also participated in the study (N = 80). » (p. 25)

Instruments :
- A modified version of Talwar and Lee’s (2002) temptation resistance paradigm
- The disappointing gift paradigm (Talwar, Murphy, & Lee, 2007)
- Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Although parents will frequently instruct their children not to lie, children will often observe lie-telling within their immediate surroundings (i.e., the family environment). To date, no empirical research has examined children’s spontaneous lie-telling within the context of different inter-personal relationships (i.e., familiar versus unfamiliar adults), despite lie-telling being first observed by children within the family and often discussed with children by parental figures (Wilson, Smith, & Ross, 2003). [...] Results [of the current study] indicate that across different types of lies children are more likely to lie to an unfamiliar adult than to a parental figure. » (p. iii)