Deception is associated with reduced social connection.

Commun Psychol · 2023 · PMC11041808 · PMID 38665248

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.086so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Use of relational lies, in particular, was positively associated with self-reported loneliness, r (280) = 0.28, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.168, 0.385], while the relationship between vindictive lies and loneliness did not reach statistical significance in this sample, r (280) = 0.10, p = 0.086, 95% CI [−0.015, 0.217].

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marginally significantno p-value reported

This analysis produced a marginally significant indirect effect ( ab = 0.06, 95% CI: 0.00, 0.12).

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