Psychological Development and Education ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 255-261.

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The Influence of Domains and Trust Traits on College Students’ Trust Circle

LIU Chun-hui1, XIN Zi-qiang2, LIN Chong-de1   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Department of Psychology at School of Social Development, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081
  • Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-05-15

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Abstract: The purpose of the study was to explore how domains and trust traits affected the size and composition of a trust circle discriminate of 395 college students. The experiment was a 2(context of domain: lending money; sharing negative information)×4(risk level)×2(trust trait: high; low) mixed design. The results showed that: (1) the size and composition of trust circle were affected by the trust domain, specifically, the size of the trust circle when lending money was larger than sharing negative information and the rank orders of chosen trustees differed in two domains. (2) As the risk increased, the trust circle size in both domains became smaller. Specifically, its impact was greater when lending money than sharing negative information. There was no significant effect on the trust circle composition by risk levels. (3) In both domains, the trust circle size was significantly influenced by trust trait, and the trust circle size of participants, who had high trust level, was larger. (4) The composition of trust circle demonstrated the following hierarchy of trustees: relatives, acquaintances and strangers.

Key words: interpersonal trust, trust circle, domain, risk, trust trait

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3

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