The differential effects of anger on trust: A cross-cultural comparison of the effects of gender and social distance.

Autor(en)

Keshun Zhang, Thomas Götz, Fadong Chen, Anna Sverdlik

Abstrakt

Accumulating empirical evidence suggests that anger elicited in one situation can influence trust behaviors in another situation. However, the conditions under which anger influences trust are still unclear. The present study addresses this research gap and examines the ways in which anger influences trust. We hypothesized that the social distance to the trustee, and the trusting person’s gender would moderate the effect of anger on trust. To test this hypothesis, a study using a 2 (Anger vs. Control) × 2 (Low vs. High social distance) × 2 (Men vs. Women) factorial design was conducted in Germany (N = 215) and in China (N = 310). Results reveal that in both countries men’s trust behavior was not influenced by the manipulations (i.e., anger and social distance). The pattern for women, however, differed by country. In Germany, women’s trust to a stranger (i.e., high social distance) was increased by anger; while in China, women’s trust to someone who they have communicated with (i.e., low social distance) was increased by anger. These results indicate that women’s trust levels seem to be more context-sensitive than men’s.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung

Externe Organisation(en)

Zhejiang University (ZJU), McGill University, Universität Konstanz

Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

Band

11

Anzahl der Seiten

12

ISSN

1664-1078

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.597436

Publikationsdatum

12-2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501002 Angewandte Psychologie, 501016 Pädagogische Psychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Psychologie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/98435224-e8c7-4b16-bb7f-4393582710b8