The Associations between Self-Deception, Depressive Mood, and Attachment Dimensions with Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count

This study aims to examine the relationships between depressive mood, self-deception, and attachment dimensions by using language style of individuals. Participants (N=41) were asked complete an implicit association task, Beck depression scale, experiences in close relation scale. Besides, they also write down a passage, which should have intentionally produced obvious lie for themselves. Finally, report their memory related school life. Following previous studies on lying linguistic components excluded Linguistic Inquiry Word Count. Analyses yielded that there was no significant differences both actual notes conditions people with low mood (e.g., t-first-person singular (38)=.69, ns). However, participants high plural (38)=3.69, p<.01), signifying did not show tendency notes, however, this case lower levels moods. Results confirmed idea may shadow defence mechanisms like self-deception higher would perform self-deception. could be observed at produced.