An Experimental Investigation of Antisocial Lie‐Telling Among Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Typically Developing Children

Mugno, Allison P.; Malloy, Lindsay C.; Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Pelham, William E.; Talwar, Victoria

doi:10.1111/cdev.12985

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“…Within the scoping review, just over a third of the studies included a longitudinal component. Given that moral behaviour during experimental paradigms differentiates between children with typical versus atypical levels of problem behaviours (e.g., Lavoie et al, 2018; Mugno et al, 2019), one of the secondary aims of our review was to explore the possibility that a measure of moral development may be able to act as an early flag to indicate a potential onset of behaviour problems that could be caught early enough for preventative support and action. We found that it was possible to predict moral behaviour and awareness (e.g., conscience), specifically problem behaviours, using factors directly (e.g., attachment and emotion regulation), and indirectly (e.g., parenting) related to morality.…”

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“…With the identification of early onset behaviours also comes the ability to act in a preventative manner. Research findings with school‐age children suggest that moral behaviour during some experimental paradigms is associated with behaviour problems (e.g., Lavoie, Wyman, Crossman, & Talwar, 2018; Mugno et al, 2019). Thus, there is the potential that early morality may act as a predictive indicator for problem behaviours that may become more manifest as the infant or toddler ages.…”

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Measuring morality in infancy: A scoping methodological review

Lavoie

Murray

Skinner

et al. 2022

Infant and Child Development

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We conducted a scoping review of methods that have been used to measure infants' (under age 2) moral development. We aimed to assess the state of knowledge through a thematic overview of the methodologies that have been used and the specific constructs studied. We found that the majority of studies used an experimental methodology, and within this, infants' actual behaviour and their evaluations were the most common sources of information. An evidence map depicting concept delineation between studies and presenting concepts as related to an underlying moral sense, as prosocial (emotion and behaviour), and as antisocial components (emotion and behaviour) is provided. Just under one‐third of studies were longitudinal, and a high percentage reported a statistically significant longitudinal relation for moral development. Results highlight a need for measures that can be used longitudinally at different stages of development so that trajectories can be observed and mapped to behavioural outcomes, such as conduct problems.

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Measuring morality in infancy: A scoping methodological review

Lavoie

Murray

Skinner

et al. 2022

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“…Although the results revealed that the moderating effect of typicality of development on the relations between lying and ToM/EF was not significant, the lack of a sufficient number of studies and the heterogeneity of EF measurements may have contributed to the non‐significant finding. In addition, researchers have observed different lying patterns in children with other types of non‐typical development, such as in children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD; Mugno et al, 2019). Children with DBD have deficits in working memory and inhibitory control (Berlin et al, 2004), but are prone to telling lies for personal gain.…”

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Theory of mind, executive function, and lying in children: a meta‐analysis

Sai

Shang

Tay

et al. 2021

Developmental Science

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Scientific research on how children learn to tell lies has existed for more than a century. Earlier studies mainly focused on moral, social, and situational factors contributing to the development of lying. Researchers have only begun to explore the cognitive correlations of children's lying in the last two decades. Cognitive theories suggest that theory of mind (ToM) and executive function (EF) should be closely related to the development of lying since lying is, in essence, ToM and EF in action. Yet, findings from empirical studies are mixed. To address this issue, the current meta‐analysis reviewed all prior literature that examined the relations between children's lying and ToM and/or between children's lying and EF. In total, 47 papers consisting of 5099 participants between 2 and 19 years of age were included, which yielded 74 effect sizes for ToM and 94 effect sizes for EF. Statistically significant but relatively small effects were found between children's lying and ToM (r = .17) and between lying and EF (r = .13). Furthermore, EF’s correlation with children's initial lies was significantly smaller than its correlation with children's ability to maintain lies. This comprehensive meta‐analysis provides a clear picture of the associations between children's ToM/EF and their lying behavior and confirms that ToM and EF indeed play a positive role in children's lying and its development.

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“…Although understudied, developmental researchers have suggested that childhood dishonesty can be used to understand cognitive, social, and moral competencies (Talwar & Crossman, 2011). Compared with typically developing children, children with disruptive behavior disorders (e.g., ODD, CD) are more likely to engage in lying (Burke et al, 2002) and this is more likely for personal gain in early childhood and to conceal wrongdoing in later childhood (Mugno et al, 2019). Lying is also predictive of future delinquent and criminal behavior (Frick, 2012).…”

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Externalizing psychopathology from childhood to early adolescence: Psychometric evaluation using latent variable and network modeling.

Goulter¹,

McMahon²,

Lansford³

et al. 2022

Psychological Assessment

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Applying both latent variable and network frameworks, we conducted a comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the diverse array of symptoms from three externalizing dimensions, including attention problems, aggressive behavior, and delinquency/rule-breaking of the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991) across six time points from childhood to early adolescence. We also examined sex differences. Participants (N = 1,339) were drawn from two multisite longitudinal studies: Fast Track and the Child Development Project. Parents reported on externalizing psychopathology in kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7. Using exploratory structural equation modeling, we found almost uniformly excellent fit across time and samples. However, we also observed multiple cross-loadings and heterogeneity in terms of which symptoms cross-loaded across time points. Alternatively, using network modeling, we observed that symptoms of attention problems and aggressive behavior had stronger connections, relative to delinquency/rule-breaking, across time and samples. Significant differences in overall connectivity were found at early (kindergarten vs. Grade 1, Grade 1 vs. Grade 2) and late (Grade 5 vs. Grade 7) time points for the combined sample and only late time points for the male sample. In addition, the items impulsive and lies or cheats consistently displayed the greatest bridge strength, that is, symptom from one dimension that connects to symptoms from another dimension, across time and samples. Our results illustrate how two methods—latent variable and network modeling—provide important and complementary information on multidimensional constructs. Findings also inform understanding of externalizing psychopathology through childhood to early adolescence by identifying key symptoms, critical transition points, and possible transdiagnostic liabilities.

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An Experimental Investigation of Antisocial Lie‐Telling Among Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Typically Developing Children

Cited by 11 publications

References 62 publications

Measuring morality in infancy: A scoping methodological review

Measuring morality in infancy: A scoping methodological review

Theory of mind, executive function, and lying in children: a meta‐analysis

Externalizing psychopathology from childhood to early adolescence: Psychometric evaluation using latent variable and network modeling.

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