Adolescents’ trust and reciprocity towards friends, unknown peers, and community members_Study Information

Study information on the article 'Adolescents’ trust and reciprocity towards friends, unknown peers, and community members' <br> Using a newly developed version of the Trust Game among 196 adolescents aged 11-20, this study examined whether adolescents distinguish between trust and reciprocity choices to unknown peers, friends, and community members. We also tested for effects of age, gender, and individual differences in attending to others’ emotions, emotional support to friends, societal contributions, and institutional and interpersonal trust beliefs. Results indicate that adolescents showed the least trust and reciprocity to unknown peers, more to a community member, and most to friends. Reciprocity increased with age, and individual differences in societal contributions and interpersonal trust were positively related to trust and reciprocity. This study is the first to show that community members are a specific target in adolescents’ social world.

本研究详情源自论文《青少年对朋友、陌生同龄人与社区成员的信任与互惠行为》。本研究针对196名年龄介于11至20岁的青少年，采用全新研发的信任博弈（Trust Game）范式，探究青少年在面对陌生同龄人、朋友与社区成员时，是否会区分不同对象的信任与互惠选择。本研究同时检验了年龄、性别，以及个体在体察他人情绪、为朋友提供情感支持、社会贡献、制度信任与人际信任信念等方面的个体差异所产生的影响。研究结果表明，青少年对陌生同龄人的信任与互惠行为程度最低，对社区成员的程度次之，对朋友的程度最高。互惠行为随年龄增长而增强，且个体在社会贡献与人际信任层面的差异与信任及互惠行为呈显著正相关。本研究首次证实，社区成员是青少年社交世界中的一类特定社交对象。