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Lying to friends: Examining lie-telling, friendship quality, and depressive symptoms over time during late childhood and adolescence.
Journal of Adolescence ( IF 3.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-07 , DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.08.003
Victoria W Dykstra 1 , Teena Willoughby 1 , Angela D Evans 1
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Introduction

Lie-telling appears to peak during adolescence; however, previous research has not yet examined lie-telling frequency in adolescents' friendships. Increased lie-telling may be problematic given that honesty is crucial for trust within positive relationships, and more positive relationships lead to more positive well-being. The present study examined adolescents’ lies to friends and longitudinal associations between lying, friendship quality, and depressive symptoms.

Methods

Canadian adolescents (Time 1: N = 1313, Mage = 11.65, SD = 11.75, 50% male) reported how often they lied to their friends about their mental health/mood, possessions, romantic relationships, school, and to avoid spending time with them. Participants also completed measures of friendship quality and depressive symptoms. Participants completed these measures at two time points one year apart.

Results

Poorer friendship quality predicted more frequent lie-telling over time. Greater depressive symptoms predicted more frequent lie-telling over time, and more frequent lie-telling predicted greater depressive symptoms over time. Lies about mental health in particular were bidirectionally associated with both friendship quality and depressive symptoms over time.

Conclusions

These findings highlight the developmental importance of lie-telling during adolescence. More negative friendships lead to greater lie-telling over time. Additionally, increased lie-telling predicted and is predicted by depressive symptoms, suggesting that lie-telling may be an important indicator of poor mental health.



中文翻译:

对朋友说谎:在儿童晚期和青春期,随着时间的推移检查说谎,友谊质量和抑郁症状。

介绍

谎言似乎在青春期达到顶峰。但是,以前的研究尚未研究青少年友谊中的说谎频率。鉴于诚实对于建立积极关系中的信任至关重要,而更多的积极关系会带来更多积极的幸福感,因此增加说谎的可能性可能会产生问题。本研究调查了青少年对朋友的谎言和说谎,友谊质量和抑郁症状之间的纵向联系。

方法

加拿大青少年(时间1:ñ  = 1313,中号年龄 = 11.65,SD = 11.75,50%为男性)报告他们经常骗自己的朋友对他们的心理健康/情绪,财产,恋爱关系,学校,避免浪费时间跟他们。参加者还完成了友谊质量和抑郁症状的评估。参加者每隔一年在两个时间点完成这些措施。

结果

较差的友谊质量预示着随着时间的流逝,说谎的频率会更高。较大的抑郁症状会随着时间的推移预测说谎的频率更高,而更频繁的说谎会随着时间的推移预测抑郁症状的加剧。随着时间的流逝,尤其是关于心理健康的谎言与友谊质量和抑郁症状双向相关。

结论

这些发现突出了青春期说谎的发展重要性。随着时间的推移,更多的负面友谊会导致更多的说谎。此外,说谎的预言和抑郁症状的预言都是预测的,这表明说谎可能是不良心理健康的重要指标。

更新日期:2020-09-07
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