ERIC Number: EJ1333373
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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Examining Honesty-Humility and Cheating Behaviors across Younger and Older Adults
O'Connor, Alison M.; Judges, Rebecca A.; Lee, Kang; Evans, Angela D.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v46 n2 p112-117 Mar 2022
Self-report research indicates that dishonesty decreases across adulthood; however, behavioral measures of dishonesty have yet to be examined across younger and older adults. The present study examined younger and older adults' cheating behaviors in relation to their self-reported honesty-humility. Younger (N = 112) and older adults (N = 85) completed a matrix task where they had the opportunity to falsely inflate their performance. Participants also completed the self-report measure of honesty-humility from the HEXACO-PI-R. Older adults were significantly less likely to cheat and had higher ratings of honesty-humility compared to younger adults. Greater honesty-humility predicted lower cheating behavior. These results demonstrate that older adults show greater rates of honesty and humility compared to younger adults using both behavioral and self-report methods.
Descriptors: Cheating, Ethics, Age Differences, Deception, Aging (Individuals), Emotional Response, Social Influences, Young Adults, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Motivation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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