The acceptability of lying and its relationship with other personality constructs among a sample of adults
The acceptability of lying and its relationship with other personality constructs among a sample of adults
Lying is seemingly common in daily life, but it is scarcely researched despite its possible relevance to understanding a range of pathological behaviors and associated deception. Our aim was to investigate whether the acceptability of lying might indicate other personality constructs by analyzing a variety of questionnaire responses collected from a cross-sectional sample (n = 138). Total scores for lying acceptability were moderately associated with Machiavellianism and with functional impairment due to lying at work, in social settings, and at home. Scores for these tests were not closely associated with problematic usage of the internet, self-esteem, or religious activity/religiosity. Three distinct groupings produced by a multidimensional scale informed us of how lying might be better understood as an explanatory mechanism for compulsive behaviors. We also noted possible avenues for future research into the acceptability of lying and deception.
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Quinn, Anthony
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Grant, Jon E
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Chamberlain, Samuel
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21 March 2023
Quinn, Anthony
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Grant, Jon E
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Chamberlain, Samuel
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Quinn, Anthony, Grant, Jon E and Chamberlain, Samuel
(2023)
The acceptability of lying and its relationship with other personality constructs among a sample of adults.
Psychiatry International, 4 (1), .
(doi:10.3390/psychiatryint4010009).
Abstract
Lying is seemingly common in daily life, but it is scarcely researched despite its possible relevance to understanding a range of pathological behaviors and associated deception. Our aim was to investigate whether the acceptability of lying might indicate other personality constructs by analyzing a variety of questionnaire responses collected from a cross-sectional sample (n = 138). Total scores for lying acceptability were moderately associated with Machiavellianism and with functional impairment due to lying at work, in social settings, and at home. Scores for these tests were not closely associated with problematic usage of the internet, self-esteem, or religious activity/religiosity. Three distinct groupings produced by a multidimensional scale informed us of how lying might be better understood as an explanatory mechanism for compulsive behaviors. We also noted possible avenues for future research into the acceptability of lying and deception.
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 March 2023
Published date: 21 March 2023
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Jon Grant has received research grants from Janssen and Biohaven Pharmaceuticals. He receives yearly compensation from Springer Publishing for acting as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gambling Studies and has received royalties from Oxford University Press, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Norton Press, and McGraw Hill. This research was funded in whole, or in part, by Wellcome (110049/Z/15/Z and 110049/Z/15/A). Sam Chamberlain’s and Anthony Quinn’s role in this study was funded by a Wellcome Trust Clinical Fellowship (110049/Z/15/Z and 110049/Z/15/A). Sam Chamberlain receives honoraria from Elsevier for editorial work.
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College students, Deception, Lying, Multidimensional scale, Psychometric tests;, psychometric tests, deception, college students, multidimensional scale, lying
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