Victoria W Dykstra

Biographic Data

ID5759829
NAMEVictoria W Dykstra
GIVEN NAMESVictoria W
FAMILY NAMEDykstra
SIGNATUREDYKSTRA V W
AFFILIATIONSBrock University
ORCID0000-0003-1728-8533
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Exploring interviews with adolescent victims of human trafficking

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Rachel Dianiska et al.ARTICLEPsychiatry, Psychology and Law2026

    Little is known about best practices for forensic interviewing of adolescent victims of exploitation. The current study examined the types of questions asked in interviews with adolescent victims conducted by police interviewers or federal forensic interview specialists, as well as how adolescents responded. Forensic interviews were transcribed (N = 47, Mage = 15.93, SD = 3.26, range = 12–19 at time of victimisation) and coded. Interviewer prompt…

  • Questioning child and adolescent sex abuse victims at trial

    Open AccessGabriel Alvarez, Victoria W Dykstra et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2026

  • Other‐Oriented Lie‐Telling and Moral Evaluations During Adolescence

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Tabeer Afzal et al.ARTICLESocial Development2026

    This study examined the longitudinal associations of adolescents’ lie‐telling and moral evaluations of other‐oriented lies told to friends, as well as the potential moderating roles of age and peer influence. Adolescents ( N = 818; 11–17 years at T1; M age = 13.30, 49.80% male) reported how often they told other‐oriented lies to their friends, their moral evaluations of other‐oriented lies, and their sensitivity to peer influence annually for 3 y…

  • I think they believed me

    Tabeer Afzal, Victoria W Dykstra et al.ARTICLESelf and Identity2026

    The current study examined the perceived believability of everyday lies told by adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults in relation to the speaker’s closeness to the lie-recipient. Participants (N = 275, ages 13 – 86) reported on their lie-telling behaviors three times a day across a 7-day period, providing details on their own perceived believability of the lies and subjective closeness to the lie-recipient. Linear mixed …

  • Differences in daily lie-telling patterns from adolescence to older adulthood

    Angela D Evans, Victoria W Dykstra et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2025

  • Profiles of parent-reported family communication about the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessAngela D Evans, Victoria W Dykstra et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2025

    This study examined family factors (i.e., parenting style and relationship quality) at the beginning of the pandemic that predicted profiles of family communication about COVID-19 6 months later, as well as communication profile differences in child well-being. Parents ( N = 1,025, 66% female, 33.8% male, 0.1% nonbinary) of children aged 5-17 years ( M child age = 11.03, SD = 3.38; 53.4% male children; 76.5% non-Hispanic White, 5.6% Black, 2.8% A…

  • A Latent Profile Analysis of Lie-Telling to Parents and Friends during Adolescence

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Teena Willoughby et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2023References: 73

  • Lying to friends

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Teena Willoughby et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2020

    INTRODUCTION: Lie-telling appears to peak during adolescence; however, previous research has not yet examined lie-telling frequency in adolescents' friendships. Increased lie-telling may be problematic given that honesty is crucial for trust within positive relationships, and more positive relationships lead to more positive well-being. The present study examined adolescents' lies to friends and longitudinal associations between lying, friendship…

  • Perceptions of Dishonesty

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Teena Willoughby et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2020References: 35

  • A Latent Class Analysis of Adolescents in First-Year University

    Open AccessTeena Willoughby, Taylor Heffer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2020Cited by: 1References: 37

  • A Longitudinal Examination of the Relation Between Lie-Telling, Secrecy, Parent–Child Relationship Quality, and Depressive Symptoms in Late-Childhood and Adolescence

    Open AccessVictoria W Dykstra, Teena Willoughby et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2020Cited by: 5References: 44

  • Executive functions and young children’s lie-telling and lie maintenance

    Alison M O’connor, Victoria W Dykstra et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2020Cited by: 2

    The current study is the first to provide a comprehensive examination of the activation-decision-construction model (Walczyk, Roper, Seemann, & Humphrey, 2003, 2009) in relation to young children's lie-telling and lie maintenance. Young children (3 to 4 years of age, N = 93) completed the temptation-resistance paradigm to elicit a transgression (peeking at a forbidden toy). Children were asked if they peeked at the toy (initial lie) and what they…