Atiyeh Shohoudi Mojdehi, Azadeh Shohoudi, V. Talwar
Sep 14, 2020
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Current Psychology
Abstract
Canadian and Persian children’s moral judgments of lie- and truth-telling in prosocial, antisocial situations as well as individual vs. collective-oriented lies and truths in the light of parenting practices was investigated. One hundred and eighty data from each country have been gathered. In total 360 children in 4 different age groups (5, 7, 9, and 11) were recruited (M = 7.99; SD = 2.25). In both countries, children were read twelve scenarios. The scenarios depict events in different settings. The vignettes fall into following categories: (a)-prosocial situations (a child story character tell lies with intention to help, and to protect someone’s feelings from being hurt); (b)-antisocial situations (a child story character tell lies to avoid punishment or self-benefit); (c)- collective situations, a child story character either tell lies or tells the truth to help a group but harm an individual or vice versa. A 6-point Likert scale was used to examine children’s moral evaluations. Moreover, parents filled out a parenting practices questionnaire. Hierarchical linear regression model analyses showed the disparities among the different cultures. Results revealed that Persian children rated politeness lies more positively compared to Canadian children. No cultural or age difference were found in evaluations of collective lies. All participants rated antisocial lies negatively. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that the impact of parental discipline methods on children’s moral evaluations of different lies. Current findings indicate that culture may influence moral judgments of lies and truths.