The Trouble with Lying: An Empirical Study of the Interaction Between Agreeableness, Lie Type, and Counterproductive Workplace Behaviors
Department
Psychological Science
Major
Psychology
Research Advisor
Weidner, Nathan W.
Advisor's Department
Psychological Science
Abstract
Research has shown that people will be dishonest until they reach the point where they must update their self-concept (Mazar, Amir, & Ariely, 2008). People justify behaviors (e.g. lying) in their minds to avoid having to think of themselves as dishonest (Mazar et al., 2008). Doing this creates a range of acceptability for dishonest behaviors, like lying. The present study was designed to develop two measures, the Range of Acceptability (ROA) scale and the Propensity for Lying Scale (PLS) in order to better understand how this range of acceptability, with regards to lying, impacts counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs). An online questionnaire was administered to examine the relationships between ROA, PLS, Agreeableness, lie type, and CWBs. Range of acceptability, lie type, and propensity for lying were all found to relate to CWBs.
Biography
Kelly Payton is a senior at Missouri S&T. She will be graduating in May with a BS in Psychology. She is a wife, mother of six, and grandmother of two. She is currently working as a Group Facilitator for Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health, and plans to put her psychology degree to use helping people fight their addictions and get their lives back on track.
Research Category
Social Sciences
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Award
Social Sciences oral presentation, First place
Location
Meramec Room
Presentation Date
15 Apr 2015, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
The Trouble with Lying: An Empirical Study of the Interaction Between Agreeableness, Lie Type, and Counterproductive Workplace Behaviors
Meramec Room
Research has shown that people will be dishonest until they reach the point where they must update their self-concept (Mazar, Amir, & Ariely, 2008). People justify behaviors (e.g. lying) in their minds to avoid having to think of themselves as dishonest (Mazar et al., 2008). Doing this creates a range of acceptability for dishonest behaviors, like lying. The present study was designed to develop two measures, the Range of Acceptability (ROA) scale and the Propensity for Lying Scale (PLS) in order to better understand how this range of acceptability, with regards to lying, impacts counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs). An online questionnaire was administered to examine the relationships between ROA, PLS, Agreeableness, lie type, and CWBs. Range of acceptability, lie type, and propensity for lying were all found to relate to CWBs.
