Understanding the underlying structure of deceptive behaviors

Phillips, Michelle C.; Meek, Scott W.; Vendemia, Jennifer M. C.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.12.031

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“…We distinguish between lies of commission, which involve directly stating something the speaker knows to be false, and lies of omission, which lead the listener to a false belief without directly stating something known to be false. This distinction resembles the two principle factors identified by Phillips, Meek, and Vendemia in their investigation of the underlying structure of deceptive behavior [26] . Research has shown that people judge acts of commission more harshly than acts of omission [27] – [29] .…”

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Everybody Else Is Doing It: Exploring Social Transmission of Lying Behavior

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Lying is a common occurrence in social interactions, but what predicts whether an individual will tell a lie? While previous studies have focused on personality factors, here we asked whether lying tendencies might be transmitted through social networks. Using an international sample of 1,687 socially connected pairs, we investigated whether lying tendencies were related in socially connected individuals, and tested two moderators of observed relationships. Participants recruited through a massive open online course reported how likely they would be to engage in specific lies; a friend or relative responded to the same scenarios independently. We classified lies according to their beneficiary (antisocial vs. prosocial lies), and their directness (lies of commission vs. omission), resulting in four unique lying categories. Regression analyses showed that antisocial commission, antisocial omission, and prosocial commission lying tendencies were all uniquely related in connected pairs, even when the analyses were limited to pairs that were not biologically related. For antisocial lies of commission, these relationships were strongest, and were moderated by amount of time spent together. Randomly paired individuals from the same countries were also related in their antisocial commission lying tendencies, signifying country-level norms. Our results indicate that a person's lying tendencies can be predicted by the lying tendencies of his or her friends and family members.

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“…In addition, the age of the employee also seems to matter, for instance, younger individuals are more likely to exhibit CWB tendencies as compared to the more senior employees (Hershcovis et al, 2007;Penney & Spector, 2005). Furthermore, individual personalities also matters greatly (Hogan et al, 1998;Phillips, Meek, & Vendemia, 2011;Spector, 2011). For instance, the personality conscientiousness seems to counter the urged to commit CWBs (Berry, Ones, & Sackett, 2007).…”

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Shifting between counterproductive work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior: The effects of workplace support and engagement

Hu¹,

Hung²,

Ching³

2016

IJRSE

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Organizational behavior studies have noted the positive effects of perceived support and employees' engagement towards the overall institutional performance. However, recent studies suggest that both the positive organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the negative counterproductive work behavior (CWB) are also highly affected by job engagement.In the academic setting, maintaining a well-balanced work place is highly important. Recent studies in Taiwan have noted the moderate occurrence of CWBs within the academic setting; as students are greatly influenced by their teachers, it is imperative that CWBs be kept to a minimum. In light of the above-mentioned issues, the current study shall present the findings in determining the inter-relationships between perceived support (PS), job engagement (JE), OCB, and CWB Taiwan (2006) job engagement, and Lee and Allen's (2002) organizational citizenship behavior. Lastly, findings suggest that job engagement seem to provide a negative effect on CWB-T, while at the same time provide a positive effect on OCB. In sum, appropriate organizational support is much needed in order to enhance workplace engagement. It is hoped that by pin-pointing the various determinants of CWBs, a clear understanding of the inter-relationships among the factors can be establish.

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“…z.B. Hall et al 2010;Phillips et al 2011), als diese Untersuchung die relationale Position der Akteure am Partnermarkt berücksichtigt. Die Berücksichtigung der Position am Partnermarkt weist auf die Bedeutung der geschlechtsspezifischen Ressourcenausstattung der Akteure und der spezifischen Spielregeln am Partnermarkt hin.…”

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Lügner haben kurze Beine. Zum Zusammenhang unwahrer Selbstdarstellung und partnerschaftlicher Chancen im Online-Dating

Zillmann¹,

Schmitz²,

Blossfeld³

2011

JFamRes

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Untruthfulness and deception are common constituents of social interactions. In everyday life, however, they usually occur in form of small lies and cheating. Gaining a better position in order to receive social approval by others might be the intention underlying untrue statements. In this contribution, we investigate deception in selfpresentation in the context of mate choice on online dating sites. Using data from an online survey conducted amongst users of an online dating site, we analyse whether patterns of misrepresentation in users’ profiles can be detected and which of the actors’ characteristics influence the observable patterns of untruthfulness. For this purpose, we introduce an analytical distinction between specific and unspecific compensation of disadvantageous chances in mating. The empirical analyses focus on deceptive presentation in the user profile concerning educational level and physical attractiveness. The results show clear gender specific and trait specific patterns of deceptive selfpresentation. With regard to, for example, body height, there is a significant effect for men, but not for women: especially small men have a higher probability to misrepresent their height in the user profile. This strategy will be called specific compensation of disadvantageous chances on the partner market. In addition, the analyses support our expectations concerning strategies of unspecific compensation: actual or perceived disadvantages in one characteristic can lead actors to misrepresent themselves in another characteristic; likewise, disadvantages in one characteristic can be compensated by advantages in other characteristics. Using unspecific compensation, actors are able to keep deception in one characteristic on a minimal and therefore excusable level. Zusammenfassung Unwahrheiten sind alltägliche Bestandteile sozialer Interaktionen. Sie treten im Alltag jedoch meist nur in Form kleinerer Lügen und „Schummeleien“, wie es umgangssprachlich heißt, auf. Ein Ziel von Unwahrheiten kann sein, sich eine bessere Position zu verschaffen, um daraus Vorteile beispielsweise in Form sozialer Wertschätzung durch Andere zu erhalten. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht Unwahrheiten bei der Selbstdarstellung im Kontext der Partnerwahl auf Online-Kontaktbörsen. Mithilfe von Daten aus einer Online-Befragung von Nutzern einer Online-Kontaktbörse wird untersucht, ob Muster unwahrer Selbstdarstellung im Nutzerprofil beobachtbar sind und wie die Merkmale der Akteure die beobachtbaren Muster der Unwahrheit beeinflussen. Dazu führen wir eine analytische Unterscheidung von spezifischer und unspezifischer Kompensation nachteiliger partnerschaftlicher Chancen ein. Die empirischen Analysen konzentrieren sich auf unwahre Profildarstellungen des Bildungsniveaus und der physischen Attraktivität. Die Ergebnisse zeigen deutliche geschlechts- und merkmalsspezifische Muster unwahrer Selbstdarstellung. So zeigt sich beispielsweise hinsichtlich der Körpergröße ein signifikanter Effekt bei Männern, nicht jedoch bei Frauen: Es sind vor allem kleine Männer, die eine höhere Wahrscheinlichkeit haben, ihre Körpergröße im Nutzerprofil unwahr darzustellen. Diese Strategie bezeichnen wir als spezifische Kompensation nachteiliger Chancen am Partnermarkt. Die Analysen bestätigen aber auch unsere Erwartung hinsichtlich Strategien der unspezifischen Kompensation: tatsächliche oder vermeintliche Nachteile in einem Merkmal können dazu führen, dass sich Akteure in einem anderen Merkmal unwahr darstellen, ebenso können Nachteile in einem Merkmal durch Stärken in anderen Merkmalen kompensiert werden. Mit Hilfe der unspezifischen Kompensation ist es möglich, Unwahrheiten in einem Merkmal gering und damit auch verzeihlich zu halten.

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Understanding the underlying structure of deceptive behaviors

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

Everybody Else Is Doing It: Exploring Social Transmission of Lying Behavior

Everybody Else Is Doing It: Exploring Social Transmission of Lying Behavior

Shifting between counterproductive work behavior and organizational citizenship behavior: The effects of workplace support and engagement

Lügner haben kurze Beine. Zum Zusammenhang unwahrer Selbstdarstellung und partnerschaftlicher Chancen im Online-Dating

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