The objective of this study was to examine the relation between personality traits and prosocial lie-telling in children. A sample of 187 children aged 8–12 years (M _age = 9.74 years, SD _age = 1.01) was recruited from elementary schools in the south of France. The children’s prosocial lies were measured using the Helping Scenario, and personality was assessed using the Big Five Questionnaire for Children. Results indicated that compared to children with lower scores, children with high agreeableness scores were more likely to agree to lie to help others at their own expense, suggesting that personality may play a role in the decision-making process of lying to help others in this age-group.

这项研究的目的是检查儿童人格特征与亲社会说谎之间的关系。从法国南部的小学招募了187名8-12岁的儿童（M _年龄= 9.74岁，SD _年龄= 1.01）。使用帮助方案对儿童的亲社会谎言进行了评估，并使用了针对儿童的五大问卷对人格进行了评估。结果表明，与得分较低的孩子相比，具有较高的同意得分的孩子更有可能同意撒谎自费帮助他人，这表明人格可能在撒谎帮助他人的决策过程中发挥作用年龄阶层。