ABSTRACT
Based on Baumrind's theory of parenting style (PS) for children, this paper summarizes and compares the conclusions and methods of three existing contemporary studies and three past papers on the influence of PS on children's cheating behavior. In the two studies in 2006 and 2014, researchers conducted research surveys and data analysis on different research groups and came to the conclusion that permissive/loving PS is conducive to reducing lying behavior. However, another study by Chinese researchers discussed the positive impact of authoritative PSs on children's cheating behavior from a different perspective. Contemporary papers are more inclined to study the influence of authoritative and authoritarian PSs on children's cheating. The past research came to a similar conclusion, while the more recent study found that authoritative parenting behavior had a significant impact on the increase in children's cheating, which was demonstrated through questionnaires and analysis. The present study reveals inconsistencies in the prior studies’ results, with the same kind of PS not having the same directionality of influence on lying behavior. Therefore, further research is necessary to clarify the relationship between different types of PS and lying behavior.
