Abstract
In developmental research and in clinical practice, lying has been identified consistently as an important indicator of current and future problems in social adjustment. It has been difficult, however, to define consistently what a lie is or, because successful lying is by definition a clandestine behavior, to collect reliable and valid data.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Achenbach, T.M. (1966). The classification of children’s psychiatric symptoms: A factor analytic study. Psychological Monographs, 80(7, Whole No. 615).
Achenbach, T.M., & Edelbrock, C.S. (1981). Behavioral problems and competencies reported by parents of normal and disturbed children aged four through sixteen. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 46(1, Serial No. 188).
American Psychiatric Association. (1987). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (3rd ed., rev.). Washington, DC: Author.
Asher, S.R., & Hymel, S. (1981). Children’s social competence in peer relations: Sociometric and behavioral assessment. In J.D. Wine, & M.D. Smye (Eds.), Social competence (pp. 125–157). New York: Guilford Press.
Bard, J. A. (1980). Rational emotive therapy in practice. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Behar, L., & Stringfleld, S. (1974). A behavior rating scale for the preschool child. Developmental Psychology, 10, 601–610.
Blackham, G.J., & Silberman, A. (1980). Modification of child and adolescent behavior (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Bok, S. (1978). Lying: Moral choice in public and private life. New York: Pantheon.
Burt, C. (1925). The young delinquent. New York: D. Appleton.
Carlson, CL., Lahey, B.B., & Neeper, R. (1984). Peer assessment of the social behavior of accepted, rejected, and neglected children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 12, 187–198.
Conners, CK. (1969). A teacher rating scale for use in drug studies with children. American Journal of Psychiatry, 126, 884–889.
Conners, CK. (1970). Symptom Patterns in hyperkinetic, neurotic, and normal children. Child Development, 41, 667–682.
Edelbrock, C, & Loeber, R. (1985). Conduct problems in childhood and adolescence: Developmental patterns and progressions. Unpublished manuscript.
Freud, A. (1965). Normality and pathology in childhood. New York: International Universities Press.
Gesten, E.L. (1976). A health resources inventory: The development of a measure of the personal and social competence of primary grade children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 775–786.
Goyette, C.H., Conners, CK., & Ulrich, R.F. (1978). Normative data on revised Conners Parent and Teacher Rating Scales. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 6, 221–236.
Gresham, F.M. (1986). Conceptual issues in the assessment of social competence in children. In P.S. Strain, M.J. Guralnick, & H.M. Walker (Eds.), Children’s social behavior: Development, assessment, and modification (pp. 143–179). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. (1966). Psychopathological disorders in childhood: Theoretical considerations and a proposed classification. New York: Author.
Healy, W. (1917). The individual delinquent. Boston: Little, Brown.
Herbert, G.W. (1974). Teacher’s ratings of classroom behaviour: Factorial structure. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 44, 233–240.
Jensen, L.C., & Hughston, K.M. (1979). Responsibility and morality. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press.
Kim, Y., Anderson, H.E., Jr., & Bashaw, W.L. (1968). The simple structure of social maturity at the second grade level. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 28, 145–153.
Kupfer, D.J., Detre, T., & Koral, J. (1974). “Deviant” behavior patterns in school children, application of KDS™-14. Psychological Reports, 35, 183–191.
Langner, T.S., Gersten, J.C, McCarthy, E.D., Green, E.L., Herson, J.H., & Jameson, J.D. (1976). A screening inventory for assessing psychiatric impairment in children 6 to 18. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 286–296.
Loeber, R., & Dishion, T.J. (1983). Early predictors of male delinquency: A review. Psychological Bulletin, 94, 68–99.
Loeber, R., & Schmalling, K.B. (1985a). Empirical evidence for overt and covert patterns of antisocial conduct problems: A metaanalysis. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 13, 337-352.
Loeber, R., & Schmalling, K.B. (1985b). The utility of differentiating between mixed and pure forms of antisocial child behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 13, 315–336.
McConnell, S.R., & Odom, S.L. (1986). Sociometrics: Peer-referenced measures and the assessment of social competence. In P.S. Strain, M.J. Guralnick, & H.M. Walker (Eds.), Children’s social behavior: Development, assessment, and modification (pp. 215–284). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.
Miller, L.C. (1967). Louisville Behavior Checklist for males, 6–12 years of age. Psychological Reports, 21, 885–896.
Mitchell, S., & Rosa, P. (1981). Boyhood behaviour problems as precursors to criminality: A fifteen-year follow-up study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 22, 19–33.
Nay, R.W. (1979). Multimethod clinical assessment. New York: Gardner Press.
Nucci, L. (1981). Conceptions of personal issues: A domain distinct from moral or social concepts. Child Development, 52, 114–121.
Oden, S., & Asher, S.R. (1977). Coaching children in social skills for friendship making. Child Development, 48, 495–506.
Parker, J.G., & Asher, S.R. (1987). Peer relations and later personal adjustment: Are low-accepted children at risk? Psychological Bulletin, 102, 357–389.
Patterson, G.R. (1986). Performance models for antisocial boys. American Psychologist, 41, 432–444.
Piaget, J. (1968). The moral judgment of the child (M. Gabain, Trans.). New York: The Free Press. (Original work published 1932)
Pimm, J.B., Quay, H.C., & Werry, J.S. (1967). Dimensions of problem behavior in first grade children. Psychology in the Schools, 4, 155–157.
Pulkkinen, L. (1983). Finland: The search for alternatives to aggresion. In A.P. Goldstein & M. Segall (Eds.), Aggression in a global perspective (pp. 104–144). New York: Pergamon.
Quay, H.C. (1979). Classification. In H.C. Quay & J.S. Werry (Eds.), Psycho-pathological disorders of childhood (pp. 1–42). New York: Wiley.
Quay, H.C, & Peterson, D.R. (1983). Interim Manual for the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist. Coral Gables: University of Miami.
Robbins, L.N. (1966). Deviant children grown up. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Roistacher, R.C. (1974). A microeconomic model of sociometric choice. Sociometry, 37, 219–238.
Rutter, M. (1967). A children’s behavior questionnaire for completion by teachers: Preliminary findings. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 8, 1–11.
Singleton, L.C, & Asher, S.R. (1977). Peer preference and social interaction among third-grade children in an integrated school district. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 330–336.
Smith, G.M., Schwerin, F.T., Stubblefield, F.S., & Fogg, CP. (1982). Licit and illicit substance use by adolescents: Psychosocial predisposition and escalatory outcome. Contemporary Drug Problems, 11, 75–100.
Stouthamer-Loeber, M. (1986). Lying as a problem behavior in children: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 6, 267–289.
Stouthamer-Loeber, M., & Loeber, R. (1986). Boys who lie. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 14, 551–564.
Turiel, E. (1977). Distinct conceptual and developmental domains: Social convention and morality. In C.B. Keasy (Ed.), Nebraska symposium on motivation (Vol. 25, pp. 77–116). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Wile, I.S. (1942). Lying as a biological and social phenomenon. The Nervous Child, 1, 293–313.
Wilson, J.M. (1985). The identification of untrustworthy communication in children. Unpublished master’s thesis, Arizona State University, Tempe.
Wilson, J.M., & Carroll, J.L. (1985). The evaluation of a measure of untrustworthy communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of The National Association of School Psychologists, Las Vegas.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1991 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wilson, J.M., Carroll, J.L. (1991). Children’s Trustworthiness: Judgments by Teachers, Parents, and Peers. In: Rotenberg, K.J. (eds) Children’s Interpersonal Trust. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3134-9_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3134-9_7
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4612-7808-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4612-3134-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive