When deception gets personal: an exploration into personality's link to deception
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Most of our understanding of deceptive behaviors comes from cognitive (Vrij, Fisher, & Blank, 2015) or social psychological (Ekman, 2009) perspectives, and furthermore comes from forensic deception detection research and strategies (Vrij, 2008). One psychological domain that has not had as much investigation in relation to deception is personality. The present study examines the connection between personality traits and one aspect of deceptive behaviors – motivations to lie. College students completed self-report surveys online regarding personality, their lying habits, and basic demographic questions. Additionally, participants read several lying scenarios and rated the likelihood of lying. In a sample of 292 participants, several connections were observed between lying motives and Big Five traits, facet level traits, and dark personality traits. In sum, there were significant and differentiating connections between motivations for lying and personality characteristics; however, it is best to focus on patterns of relationships due to the exploratory nature of the study.
Author: Jason T. Weber
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2622668552