Age-related similarities and differences in first impressions of trustworthiness.

Bailey, PE; Szczap, P; McLennan, SN; Slessor, G; Ruffman, T; Rendell, PG

Age-related similarities and differences in first impressions of trustworthiness.

Bailey, PE Szczap, P McLennan, SN Slessor, G Ruffman, T Rendell, PG

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Cogn Emot, 2016, 30, (5), pp. 1017-1026
Issue Date:: 2016-08

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dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.contributor.author	Szczap, P
dc.contributor.author	McLennan, SN
dc.contributor.author	Slessor, G
dc.contributor.author	Ruffman, T
dc.contributor.author	Rendell, PG
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-07T04:04:45Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-07T04:04:45Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08
dc.identifier.citation	Cogn Emot, 2016, 30, (5), pp. 1017-1026
dc.identifier.issn	0269-9931
dc.identifier.issn	1464-0600
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159721
dc.description.abstract	Trust is a particularly under-studied aspect of social relationships in older age. In the current study, young (n = 35) and older adults (n = 35) completed a series of one-shot social economic trust games in which they invested real money with trustees. There were potential gains with each investment and also a risk of losing everything if the trustee was untrustworthy. The reputation and facial appearance of each trustee were manipulated to make them appear more or less trustworthy. Results revealed that young and older adults invest more money with trustees whose facial appearance and reputation indicate that they are trustworthy rather than untrustworthy. However, older adults were more likely than young to invest with trustees who had a reputation for being untrustworthy. We discuss whether age-related differences in responding to negative information may account for an age-related increase in trust, particularly when trusting someone with a reputation for being uncooperative.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130101420
dc.relation.ispartof	Cogn Emot
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02699931.2015.1039493
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Social Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Games, Experimental
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Judgment
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Trust
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Trust
dc.subject.mesh	Judgment
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Games, Experimental
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.title	Age-related similarities and differences in first impressions of trustworthiness.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	30
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
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dc.date.updated	2022-08-07T04:04:44Z
pubs.issue	5
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pubs.volume	30
utslib.citation.issue	5

Abstract:

Trust is a particularly under-studied aspect of social relationships in older age. In the current study, young (n = 35) and older adults (n = 35) completed a series of one-shot social economic trust games in which they invested real money with trustees. There were potential gains with each investment and also a risk of losing everything if the trustee was untrustworthy. The reputation and facial appearance of each trustee were manipulated to make them appear more or less trustworthy. Results revealed that young and older adults invest more money with trustees whose facial appearance and reputation indicate that they are trustworthy rather than untrustworthy. However, older adults were more likely than young to invest with trustees who had a reputation for being untrustworthy. We discuss whether age-related differences in responding to negative information may account for an age-related increase in trust, particularly when trusting someone with a reputation for being uncooperative.

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