Dataset on childhood exposure to parenting by lying and its associations with adulthood psychosocial outcomes in a Singapore sample

The present data are reported in the article “Parenting by Lying in Childhood is Associated with Negative Developmental Outcomes in Adulthood” (Setoh et al., in press). Data were collected using online survey. In this dataset, there are 377 responses from young adults from Singapore who reported on...

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Main Authors: Peipei Setoh, Siqi Zhao, Rachel Santos, Gail D. Heyman, Kang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Data in Brief
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340919308273
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Summary:The present data are reported in the article “Parenting by Lying in Childhood is Associated with Negative Developmental Outcomes in Adulthood” (Setoh et al., in press). Data were collected using online survey. In this dataset, there are 377 responses from young adults from Singapore who reported on their childhood exposure to parenting by lying, their current deceptive behaviors toward parents, and their psychosocial adjustment. Path analysis was performed to better understand parenting by lying - a prevalent, but under-studied parenting practice. Keywords: Lying, Parenting, Dishonesty, Externalizing problems, Internalizing problems, Psychopathy
ISSN:2352-3409