The impact of social value orientation and risk attitudes on trust and reciprocity

• Published in: Journal of economic psychology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 368 - 380
• Main Authors: Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran, Mestelman, Stuart, Nainar, Khalid, Shehata, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2009; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Series: Journal of Economic Psychology
• Subjects: Attitudes; Behavior. Attitude; Biological and medical sciences; Economic psychology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Game theory; Impact analysis; Preferences; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Reciprocity; Risk; Risk analysis; Social interactions. Communication. Group processes; Social psychology; Social values; Statistical analysis; Studies; Trust; Trust Reciprocity Social values Risk analysis; 2910; Reciprocity; Social values; D81; 3020; Risk analysis; C92; Z13; Trust; Human; Attitude; Risk; Orientation; Social interaction; Value; Social impact

Prior experimental studies provide evidence that the levels of trust and reciprocity are highly susceptible to individuals’ preferences towards payoffs, prior experience, capacity to learn more about personal characteristics of each other and social distance. The objective of this study is to examin...