Parental warmth moderates the relation between children’s lying and theory-of-mind

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2023-05-21 DOI:10.1177/01650254231175835

X. Ding, Cleo Tay, Shu Juan Goh, R. Hong

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Abstract

Lying is a prevalent and normative behavior in young children. Conceptually, it is strongly linked with children’s theory-of-mind development. However, empirical studies show that the link between children’s lying and theory-of-mind is heterogeneous. This study examined whether parental control and parental warmth moderate the link between children’s lying and theory-of-mind understanding. Three- to six-year-old Singaporean children (N = 116, Mage = 59 months, 59 male, 81.0% Chinese) participated in the temptation resistance paradigm, in which they were asked to guess the identity of a toy but instructed not to peek at it when left alone. Parental control and parental warmth were assessed via a parent–child interactive game. Results showed that the relation between children’s maintenance of their initial lie and general theory-of-mind understanding was moderated by parental warmth. Specifically, there was a negative relation between children’s lying and theory-of-mind for dyads with high parental warmth, but a positive relation between children’s lying and theory-of-mind for dyads with low parental warmth. Overall, the findings suggest that children’s lying behavior is the outcome of a complex interaction between cognitive and social factors.

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父母温暖调节儿童说谎与心理理论的关系

撒谎在幼儿中是一种普遍而规范的行为。从概念上讲，它与儿童的心理发展理论紧密相连。然而，实证研究表明，儿童撒谎与心理理论之间的联系是异质的。这项研究考察了父母的控制和父母的温暖是否调节了孩子撒谎和心理理解理论之间的联系。三至六岁新加坡儿童（N = 116，法师 = 59 月，59名男性，81.0%的中国人）参与了抵制诱惑的范式，在该范式中，他们被要求猜测玩具的身份，但被要求在独处时不要偷看。通过亲子互动游戏评估父母的控制力和父母的温暖程度。结果表明，父母的温暖调节了儿童对最初谎言的维持与心理理解的一般理论之间的关系。具体而言，父母温暖度高的二人组儿童的说谎与心理理论之间存在负相关，而父母温暖度低的二人组合儿童的说谎与其心理理论之间呈正相关。总体而言，研究结果表明，儿童的撒谎行为是认知因素和社会因素之间复杂互动的结果。

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International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.