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AUTHENTICITY, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LYING : WHO HAS CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS, LIARS OR TRUTH TELLERS

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Identifier	Thesis 2259
Author	Depathy, Alyson L., 1986-
Title	AUTHENTICITY, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LYING : WHO HAS CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS, LIARS OR TRUTH TELLERS
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2012
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	Some lies appear to be important and necessary in order to maintain healthy social relationships (DePaulo & Kashy, 1998; Hancock, Thom-Santelli, &Ritchie, 2004). Lies do not appear to have a distinct label but rather fall on a continuum with condemnable lies and acceptable lies (Rycyna, Champion, & Kelly, 2009). The purpose of this study was to test whether lying, self-concealment and authenticity in relationships would mediate the relationships between personal authenticity, self-consciousness, and social desirability with relationship closeness such that participants higher in social desirability and self consciousness and lower in authenticity would be more likely to be deceptive, which would prevent closeness in friendships and romantic relationships. Participants who were more highly authentic with themselves, and were lower in social desirability and self-consciousness would be more likely to tell the truth and conceal less, and be more authentic in their relationships which would foster closeness in their friendships and romantic relationships. A sample of 114 college students from Central Connecticut State University completed the questionnaires on the online SONA system and received course credit for their participation. To measure lying, Cole's Lying Measure (Cole, 2001) was used for both romantic and friendship relationships. The Self-Concealment Scale (Larson & Chastain, 1990) measured self- concealment, and the Authenticity in Relationships Scale (Lopez & Rice, 2006) measured authenticity in romantic and friendship relationships. The Relationship Closeness Inventory (Berscheid, Snyder & Omoto, et al., 1989) measured closeness for both romantic and friendship relationships, the Marlowe-Crowne's Social Desirability Scale (Crowne & Marlowe, 1960) measured social desirability, and the Public, Private Self-Consciousness Scale (Fenigstein, Scheier & Buss, et al., 1975) measured self-consciousness. The Authenticity Inventory (Kernis & Goldman, et al., 2006) measured authenticity in self. Results revealed that the only variable significantly correlated with closeness in a romantic relationship was authenticity in romantic relationships, indicating those who were more authentic with their romantic partner were likely to have closer romantic relationships than those lower in relationship authenticity. Multiple regression analyses indicated as expected, those who had higher authenticity scores concealed less and were more authentic in their relationships. Participants with higher self consciousness concealed more and participants with higher social desirability were found to be less authentic in relationships. The only factor in this study that was found to be related to closeness in a romantic relationship was authenticity in romantic relationships.
Notes	"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology."; Thesis advisor: Joanne DiPlacio.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-82).
Subject	Truthfulness and falsehood. Interpersonal relations.
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	DiPlacido, Joanne
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Software	System requirements: PC and World Wide Web browser.
Language	eng
OCLC number	814523497
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