Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity: Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1

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Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity : Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1. / de Vries, Reinout E.; Hilbig, Benjamin E.; Zettler, Ingo; Dunlop, Patrick D.; Holtrop, Djurre; Lee, Kibeom; Ashton, Michael C.

I: Social Psychological and Personality Science, Bind 9, Nr. 5, 07.2018, s. 516-520.

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de Vries, RE, Hilbig, BE, Zettler, I, Dunlop, PD, Holtrop, D, Lee, K & Ashton, MC 2018, 'Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity: Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1', Social Psychological and Personality Science, bind 9, nr. 5, s. 516-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617714586

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de Vries, R. E., Hilbig, B. E., Zettler, I., Dunlop, P. D., Holtrop, D., Lee, K., & Ashton, M. C. (2018). Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity: Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(5), 516-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617714586

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de Vries RE, Hilbig BE, Zettler I, Dunlop PD, Holtrop D, Lee K o.a. Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity: Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2018 jul.;9(5):516-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550617714586

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de Vries, Reinout E. ; Hilbig, Benjamin E. ; Zettler, Ingo ; Dunlop, Patrick D. ; Holtrop, Djurre ; Lee, Kibeom ; Ashton, Michael C. / Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity : Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1. I: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2018 ; Bind 9, Nr. 5. s. 516-520.

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title = "Honest People Tend to Use Less - Not More - Profanity: Comment on Feldman et al.'s (2017) Study 1",
abstract = "This article shows that the conclusion of Feldman et al.{\textquoteright}s (2017) Study 1 that profane individuals tend to be honest is most likely incorrect. We argue that Feldman et al.{\textquoteright}s conclusion is based on a commonly held but erroneous assumption that higher scores on Impression Management Scales, such as the Lie Scale, are associated with trait dishonesty. Based on evidence from studies that have investigated (1) self-other agreement on Impression Management Scales, (2) the relation of Impression Management Scales with personality variables, and (3) the relation of Impression Management Scales with objective measures of cheating, we show that high scores on Impression Management Scales are associated with high—instead of low—trait honesty when measured in low-stakes conditions. Furthermore, using two data sets that included an “I never swear” item, we show that profanity use is negatively related to other reports of HEXACO honesty-humility and positively related to actual cheating.",
keywords = "personality, honesty, impression management, Lie Scale, profanity",
author = "{de Vries}, {Reinout E.} and Hilbig, {Benjamin E.} and Ingo Zettler and Dunlop, {Patrick D.} and Djurre Holtrop and Kibeom Lee and Ashton, {Michael C.}",
year = "2018",
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