How Much Should We Trust Others? The Relationship Between Trust Beliefs in Others and Psychosocial Adjustment

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1521/jscp.2023.42.1.85

K. Rotenberg, A. Teunisse, Trevor I. Case, J. Fitness, Naomi Sweller

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Abstract

Introduction: This study compared the Trust Promotes Adjustment (TPA) approach with the Centralist Approach to Trust (CAT) regarding the relationship between trust beliefs in others and psychosocial adjustment. The TPA predicted linear, whereas the CAT predicted quadratic, relationships between the two. The predictions were tested by analyses for the curvilinearity of data gathered by Teunisse et al. (2020). Method: Six hundred and fifty-one adults (M age = 24.9 years, SD = 10.4 years) completed standardized scales of trust beliefs in others, agreeableness, and social intelligence. Results: In support of TPA, trust beliefs in others were linearly associated with social awareness. In support of CAT, quadratic relations were found between trust beliefs in others and both agreeableness and social skills. Individuals with very low or very high trust beliefs showed lower agreeableness and social skills than those with the midrange of trust beliefs or the linear relationship between the variables. Individuals showed optimal psychosocial adjustment when trust beliefs were between 1.5 standard deviations above and below the mean. Discussion: These findings challenge the traditional TPA, which asserts that increasing trust in others corresponds to increasing psychosocial adjustment. The findings support the CAT hypothesis that too little or too much trust in others is associated with psychosocial maladjustment with implications for psychopathology.

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我们应该在多大程度上信任他人？他人信任信念与心理社会调节的关系

引言：本研究比较了信任促进调整（TPA）方法和集中信任方法（CAT）在他人信任信念与心理社会调整之间的关系。TPA预测线性关系，而CAT预测二者之间的二次关系。Teunisse等人（2020）通过对数据曲线度的分析对预测进行了检验。方法：651名成年人（M年龄=24.9岁，SD=10.4岁）完成了对他人的信任信念、宜人性和社会智力的标准化量表。结果：在支持TPA时，对他人的信任信念与社会意识呈线性相关。在CAT的支持下，发现对他人的信任信念与宜人性和社交技能之间存在二次关系。具有非常低或非常高信任信念的个体比具有中等信任信念或变量之间的线性关系的个体表现出更低的宜人性和社交技能。当信任信念高于和低于平均值1.5个标准差时，个体表现出最佳的心理社会适应。讨论：这些发现挑战了传统的TPA，即对他人的信任增加对应于心理社会适应的增加。研究结果支持CAT假说，即对他人的信任过少或过多与心理社会适应不良有关，并对精神病理学产生影响。

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Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Multiple-

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期刊介绍： This journal is devoted to the application of theory and research from social psychology toward the better understanding of human adaptation and adjustment, including both the alleviation of psychological problems and distress (e.g., psychopathology) and the enhancement of psychological well-being among the psychologically healthy. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) traditionally defined psychopathology (e.g., depression), common emotional and behavioral problems in living (e.g., conflicts in close relationships), the enhancement of subjective well-being, and the processes of psychological change in everyday life (e.g., self-regulation) and professional settings (e.g., psychotherapy and counseling). Articles reporting the results of theory-driven empirical research are given priority, but theoretical articles, review articles, clinical case studies, and essays on professional issues are also welcome. Articles describing the development of new scales (personality or otherwise) or the revision of existing scales are not appropriate for this journal.