The effect of ego-depletion on college students’ deceptive behavior: the role of anonymity and moral emotions
The findings indicate that under high ego depletion conditions, college students engage in more deceptive behavior. Anonymity exacerbates the after-effects of ego depletion, leading to increased deception, whereas moral emotions help mitigate these after-effects and reduce deceptive behavior.
Authors
- Menɡ Ninɡ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9265-3372)
- Zhihao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6940-2484)
- Shaobo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-9651)
- Lili Ren
Institutions
- Qiqihar University (CN)
- East China University of Political Science and Law (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1506966
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- China University of Political Science and Law