主观社会阶层对利他谎言的预测：互依自我的中介作用

The Prediction of Altruistic Lies by Subjective Social Class: The Mediating Role of the Interdependent Self

摘要: 谎言在自然界和人类社会中普遍存在，以往研究发现，主观社会阶层可以负向预测利他的谎言行为，这是由于低社会阶层个体更倾向于维持人际关系以抵御外在威胁。然而，以往研究并没有此结果可能存在的文化差异。因此本研究以中国文化下的个体作为研究对象，通过问卷法测量了被试的相关心理变量。研究考察了个体的主观社会阶层对利他谎言行为的预测作用，并探讨互依自我在其中的中介作用。研究结果发现主观社会阶层正向预测利他谎言的倾向，且互依自我在主观社会阶层与利他谎言的关系中起到了部分中介作用。

Abstract: Lies are pervasive in nature and human society, and previous research has found that subjective social class negatively predicts altruistic lying behavior, due to the fact that individuals from lower social classes are more inclined to maintain interpersonal relationships to defend against external threats. However, previous studies do not have the cultural differences that may exist in this result. Therefore, the present study was conducted with individuals from the Chinese culture, and the relevant psychological variables of the subjects were measured by questionnaire method. The study examined the role of an individual’s subjective social class in predicting altruistic lie behavior and explored the mediating role of the interdependent self in this. The results of the study found that subjective social class positively predicted the tendency of altruistic lying, and that the interdependent self played a partial mediating role in the relationship between subjective social class and altruistic lying.