Prosocial lie-telling in preschoolers: The impacts of ethnic background, parental factors, and perceived consequence for the partner.

ABSTRACT: This study explored prosocial lie-telling behavior in 4- to 5-year-old children from two ethnic groups: European Canadian (n = 49; excluding Eastern European Canadian) and Chinese Canadian (n = 45). Children completed an online experiment involving two real-life politeness situations. In the first situation, children were asked whether they thought someone with a red mark on their face looked okay for a photo or a Zoom party (Reverse Rouge Task). In the second situation, upon hearing the researcher's misconception about two pieces of artwork, children were asked whether they agreed with the researcher (Art Rating Task). Parents completed questionnaires that measured their levels of collectivist orientation and parenting styles. Contrary to our hypotheses, the likelihood of ch

SUBMITTER: Dobrin-De Grace R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098184 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature