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The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances
Several studies have indicated that between-group competition is a key stimulator of trust and trustworthiness. Another important but neglected type of competition may also affect trust and trustworthiness: within-group competition, especially competition among acquaintances. The present study inves...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25036147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103074 |
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author | Liu, Guofang Lin, Chongde Xin, Ziqiang |
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description | Several studies have indicated that between-group competition is a key stimulator of trust and trustworthiness. Another important but neglected type of competition may also affect trust and trustworthiness: within-group competition, especially competition among acquaintances. The present study investigated the effects of both within- and between-group competition on trust and trustworthiness, which were measured using an investment game played by acquaintances. We found that, compared to the participants' performance in the non-competition condition, when individuals were motivated to compete with their in-group members or the other groups for financial rewards, they demonstrated more trust. When individuals were motivated to compete with their in-group members, they exhibited lower trustworthiness than in non-competition and between-group competition. In addition, within-group competition decreased the trustor's payoff while both within- and between- group competition increased the trustee's payoff. Finally, we found that males trusted their group members more than females. |
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spelling | pubmed-41038622014-07-21 The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances Liu, Guofang Lin, Chongde Xin, Ziqiang PLoS One Research Article Several studies have indicated that between-group competition is a key stimulator of trust and trustworthiness. Another important but neglected type of competition may also affect trust and trustworthiness: within-group competition, especially competition among acquaintances. The present study investigated the effects of both within- and between-group competition on trust and trustworthiness, which were measured using an investment game played by acquaintances. We found that, compared to the participants' performance in the non-competition condition, when individuals were motivated to compete with their in-group members or the other groups for financial rewards, they demonstrated more trust. When individuals were motivated to compete with their in-group members, they exhibited lower trustworthiness than in non-competition and between-group competition. In addition, within-group competition decreased the trustor's payoff while both within- and between- group competition increased the trustee's payoff. Finally, we found that males trusted their group members more than females. Public Library of Science 2014-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4103862/ /pubmed/25036147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103074 Text en © 2014 Liu et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Liu, Guofang Lin, Chongde Xin, Ziqiang The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title | The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title_full | The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title_fullStr | The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title_short | The Effects of Within- and Between-Group Competition on Trust and Trustworthiness among Acquaintances |
title_sort | effects of within- and between-group competition on trust and trustworthiness among acquaintances |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25036147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103074 |
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