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Parents sometimes lie to children to influence behavior, a practice termed "parenting by lying." This behavior persists despite parents teaching children the importance of honesty, with cultural differences noted.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology

Background:

  • Parenting strategies significantly influence child development and behavior.
  • Honesty is a core value in most parenting paradigms.
  • The phenomenon of 'parenting by lying' involves parental deception to manage children's emotions and actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and define the phenomenon of 'parenting by lying'.
  • To examine parental reports and child perceptions of parental deception.
  • To explore cultural variations in the acceptance of parenting by lying.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Survey of undergraduates (n=127) on parental lying and emphasis on honesty.
  • Study 2: Survey of parents (n=127) on their own lying behaviors and attitudes towards it.
  • Comparative analysis of responses between European American and Asian American parents.

Main Results:

  • Undergraduates reported parents lying to them while stressing honesty.
  • Parents acknowledged lying to children, deeming it acceptable in certain situations.
  • Asian American parents showed a more favorable view of lying for behavioral compliance than European American parents.

Conclusions:

  • Parenting by lying is a prevalent phenomenon where deception is used to influence children.
  • Parental deception coexists with the explicit teaching of honesty.
  • Cultural factors, specifically ethnicity, correlate with differing parental attitudes towards using lies for compliance.