Trust in Everyday Life

Weiß, Alexa; Michels, Corinna; Burgmer, Pascal; Mussweiler, Thomas; Ockenfels, Axel; Hofmann, Wilhelm

doi:10.31234/osf.io/qphk2

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“…What emerged from these descriptions of thousands of social interactions is a diverse pattern of situations varying in conflict, mutual dependence, and power. Yet, across samples in The Netherlands (Columbus et al, 2021) and Germany (Weiss et al, 2020), most interactions, including those with strangers, were marked more by corresponding than by conflicting interests, by medium levels of mutual dependence, and by equality of power (see Fig. 1).…”

Section: Proposition 1: Most Interaction Situations With Strangers Are Benignmentioning

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Vitamin S: Why Is Social Contact, Even With Strangers, So Important to Well-Being?

Lange

Columbus

2021

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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Even before COVID-19, it was well known in psychological science that people’s well-being is strongly served by the quality of their close relationships. But is well-being also served by social contact with people who are known less well? In this article, we discuss three propositions that support the conclusion that the benefits of social contact also derive from interactions with acquaintances and even strangers. The propositions state that most interaction situations with strangers are benign (Proposition 1), that most strangers are benign (Proposition 2), and that most interactions with strangers enhance well-being (Proposition 3). These propositions are supported, first, by recent research designed to illuminate the primary features of interaction situations. This research shows that situations with strangers often represent low conflict of interest. Also, in interactions with strangers, most people exhibit high levels of low-cost cooperation (social mindfulness) and, if the need is urgent, high levels of high-cost helping. We close by sharing research examples showing that even very subtle interactions with strangers yield short-term happiness. Broader implications for COVID-19 and urbanization are discussed.

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Section: Proposition 1: Most Interaction Situations With Strangers Are Benignmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vitamin S: Why Is Social Contact, Even With Strangers, So Important to Well-Being?

Lange

Columbus

2021

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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“…Alongside this, new technologies allow for experience sampling methods and have been used to great effect to address other aspects of social behaviour in daily life (e.g. Molho et al, 2020; Weiss et al, 2020). Vignette studies, wherein individuals are presented with a situation and give their reaction or outline potential courses of action may also provide a promising avenue (cf.…”

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No good deed goes unpunished: the social costs of prosocial behaviour

Raihani

2021

Evolut. Hum. Sci.

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Performing costly helpful behaviours can allow individuals to improve their reputation.Those who gain a good reputation are often preferred as interaction partners and are consequently better able to access support through cooperative relationships with others.But investing in prosocial displays can sometimes yield social costs: excessively generous individuals risk losing their good reputation, and even being vilified, ostracised or antisocially punished. As a consequence, people frequently try to downplay their prosocial actions or hide them from others. In this review, we explore when and why investments in prosocial behaviour are likely to yield social costs. We propose two key features of interactions that make it more likely that generous individuals will incur social costs when:(i) observers infer that helpful behaviour is motivated by strategic or selfish motives; and (ii) observers infer that helpful behaviour is detrimental to them. We describe how the cognition required to consider ulterior motives emerges over development and how these tendencies vary across cultures -and discuss how the potential for helpful actions to result in social costs might place boundaries on prosocial behaviour as well as limiting the contexts in which it might occur. We end by outlining the key avenues and priorities for future research.

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“…The rich insights from ethnography and participant observation will surely have a role here. Alongside this, new technologies allow for experience sampling methods and have been used to great effect to address other aspects of social behaviour in daily life (e.g., (248,249)). Vignette studies, wherein individuals are presented with a situation and give their reaction or outline potential courses of action may also provide a promising avenue (c.f.…”

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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: the social costs of prosocial behaviour

Raihani¹

2021

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Performing costly helpful behaviours can allow individuals to improve their reputation. Those who gain a good reputation are often preferred as interaction partners and are consequently better able to access support through cooperative relationships with others. But investing in prosocial displays can sometimes yield social costs: excessively generous individuals risk losing their good reputation, and even being vilified, ostracised or antisocially punished. As a consequence, people frequently try to downplay their prosocial actions or hide them from others. In this review, we explore when and why investments in prosocial behaviour are likely to yield social costs. We propose two key features of interactions that make it more likely that generous individuals will incur social costs when: (i) observers infer that helpful behaviour is motivated by strategic or selfish motives; and (ii) observers infer that helpful behaviour is detrimental to them. We describe how the cognition required to consider ulterior motives emerges over development and how these tendencies vary across cultures – and discuss how the potential for helpful actions to result in social costs might place boundaries on prosocial behaviour as well as limiting the contexts in which it might occur. We end by outlining the key avenues and priorities for future research.

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Trust in Everyday Life

Cited by 8 publications

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Vitamin S: Why Is Social Contact, Even With Strangers, So Important to Well-Being?

Vitamin S: Why Is Social Contact, Even With Strangers, So Important to Well-Being?

No good deed goes unpunished: the social costs of prosocial behaviour

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: the social costs of prosocial behaviour

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