Citation

Ostrov JM. J. Exp. Child Psychol. 2006; 93(4): 322-336.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. jostrov@buffalo.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jecp.2005.10.004

PMID

16325845

Abstract

A multi-informant study investigated the association between deception capacities and subtypes of aggression in a young early childhood sample (M = 44.65 months of age, SD = 13.39, N = 64). A newly developed teacher report of deception had appropriate psychometric properties (reliability, concurrent validity, and construct validity). Recently introduced observational methods of physical and relational aggression were reliable and valid with this sample. Findings indicated that both physical and relational aggression were associated with concurrent deception. For boys only, physical aggression uniquely predicted deception, controlling for the variance associated with relational aggression. In addition, relational aggression predicted deception above and beyond the role of physical aggression for the entire sample.

Language: en