Why do people lie online? “Because everyone lies on the internet”
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Highlights:
• Only 16–32% reported self-honesty, and 0–2% expected others’ honesty online.
• People expected the most lies on sexual websites and the fewest on social media.
• People expected more lies about appearance and fewer lies about gender.
• Ratings of others’ lying behavior predicted own lying behavior across websites.
• Contextual factors more important than personality factors for own lying behavior.
摘要
•Only 16–32% reported self-honesty, and 0–2% expected others’ honesty online.•People expected the most lies on sexual websites and the fewest on social media.•People expected more lies about appearance and fewer lies about gender.•Ratings of others’ lying behavior predicted own lying behavior across websites.•Contextual factors more important than personality factors for own lying behavior.
论文关键词:Online deception,Social networking,Chat rooms,Sexual websites,Lying,Anonymity
论文评审过程:Received 22 February 2016, Revised 20 June 2016, Accepted 26 June 2016, Available online 2 July 2016, Version of Record 2 July 2016.
论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.052