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26-08-2023 | Empirical Research

A Latent Profile Analysis of Lie-Telling to Parents and Friends during Adolescence

Auteurs: Victoria W. Dykstra, Teena Willoughby, Angela D. Evans

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 12/2023

Abstract

Adolescence has been suggested to be a time of heightened lie-telling. The current study used a latent profile analysis to examine unique patterns of lie-telling for lies told to parents and friends during adolescence as well as whether adjustment indicators (relationship quality, depressive symptoms, social anxiety, externalizing problems) could be used to predict group membership. These patterns were examined among 828 10- to 16- year-olds (M_age = 12.39, SD = 1.69, 49.9% male). In both relationships, 5-profile solutions emerged; most adolescents reported very infrequent lie-telling, while a small portion (less than 5%) told high rates of lies. Adjustment indicators predicted group membership. Depressive symptoms, social anxiety, parent relationship quality, and externalizing problems predicted group membership for lying to parents. Depressive symptoms and social anxiety predicted group membership for lying to friends. The findings indicate that high rates of lie-telling found in previous research may be driven by a small number of prolific lie-tellers.

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Titel: A Latent Profile Analysis of Lie-Telling to Parents and Friends during Adolescence
Auteurs: Victoria W. Dykstra
Teena Willoughby
Angela D. Evans
Publicatiedatum: 26-08-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 12/2023
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01834-2

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