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Who lies?

D A Kashy1, B M DePaulo

  • 1Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4235, USA. dak@psyc.tamu.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|May 1, 1996
PubMed
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People who lie more are more manipulative and sociable, while those who lie less are more socialized with better relationships. Personality traits influence lie-telling behavior and relationship quality.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Individual differences are hypothesized to predict lie-telling behavior.
  • Understanding the predictors of everyday deception is crucial for social psychology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between individual differences and everyday lie-telling.
  • To explore how personality traits correlate with the frequency and type of lies told.

Main Methods:

  • 147 participants (77 undergraduates, 70 community members) completed 12 individual difference measures.
  • Participants maintained a daily diary for one week, recording social interactions and instances of lie-telling.

Main Results:

  • Higher rates of lying correlated with increased manipulativeness, concern for self-presentation, and sociability.

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  • Lower rates of lying were associated with higher socialization and better same-sex relationship quality.
  • Manipulative, less socialized individuals told more self-serving lies; those with higher quality relationships told more other-oriented lies.

    • Conclusions:

    • Personality traits significantly predict everyday deception and its nature.
    • Lie-telling is linked to social dynamics, self-presentation, and relationship satisfaction.
    • Individual differences offer insight into the motivations behind both self-serving and other-oriented lies.