Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2022, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (2): 240-247.DOI: 10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.014

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The Influence of Personality on Children’s White Lie Behavior: The Parallel Mediating Effect of “Cold” and “Hot” Executive Functions

SUN Yunrui1,2,3, HAN Yinghong4, LYU Yong1,2,3, LIU Fang1,2,3   

  1. 1. Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
    2. Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387;
    3. Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students’ Mental Development and Learning, Tianjin 300387;
    4. Faculty of Education, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387
  • Received:2021-07-03 Online:2022-03-20

人格对幼儿白谎行为的影响:“冷”“热”执行功能的并行中介作用

孙云瑞1,2,3, 韩映虹4, 吕勇1,2,3, 刘芳1,2,3   

  1. 1. 教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地天津师范大学心理与行为研究院,天津 300387;
    2. 天津师范大学心理学部,天津 300387;
    3. 学生心理发展与学习天津市高校社会科学实验室,天津 300387;
    4. 天津师范大学教育学部,天津 300387
  • 通讯作者: 韩映虹,E-mail:psyhyh@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    全国教育科学“十三五”规划课题(BHA160095);天津市高等学校人文社会科学研究项目(2018SK044)

Abstract: This study aimed to explore how personality affects preschool children’s white lie behavior and the mediating effects of “cold” and “hot” executive function. The research mainly adopted questionnaire and test method, to test a total of 218 preschool children (age range 3~6 years, 103 boys and 115 girls) from three kindergartens in Tianjin in relation to personality, verbal ability, cold and hot executive function and white lie behavior. Results indicated that: 1) With age and verbal ability controlled, intellectual characteristics and pro-sociality significantly positively predicted white lie behavior directly. 2) “Cold” executive function played a partial mediating role between intellectual characteristics and white lie behavior. 3) “Hot” executive function played a partial mediating role between pro-sociality and white lie behavior. 4) The effect of extroversion on white lie behavior was totally mediated by “hot” executive function. 5) The effect of conscientiousness on white lie behavior was totally mediated by “cold” and “hot” executive function. The results further reveal the internal mechanism of the influence of personality on children’s white lie behavior problems.

Key words: preschool children, personality, “cold”executive function, “hot”executive function, white lie behavior

摘要: 为探讨人格对幼儿白谎行为的影响,及“冷”“热”执行功能的中介作用机制,采用问卷法和测验法对218名3~6岁幼儿的人格、言语能力、“冷”“热”执行功能和白谎行为进行测试。结果显示:控制年龄和言语能力后,智能特征和亲社会性可显著正向预测幼儿白谎行为;“冷”执行功能在智能特征和白谎行为间发挥部分中介作用;“热”执行功能在亲社会性和白谎行为间发挥部分中介作用;“热”执行功能在外倾性和白谎行为间发挥完全中介作用;“冷”“热”执行功能在认真自控和白谎行为间发挥完全中介作用。研究结果进一步揭示了人格对幼儿白谎行为影响的内在机制。

关键词: 幼儿, 人格, “冷”执行功能, “热”执行功能, 白谎行为

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