The Influence of Disgust on Trust and Distrust

Abstract

厌恶是人类的一种基本情绪，可以使个体远离病原体的同时又可能产生不愉快的负面情绪，影响人与人之间的信任。探讨特质厌恶、状态厌恶与信任、不信任的关系，可以更好地认识信任的影响因素及内部机制，从而为提高整个社会的信任水平提供理论指导。本研究采用2 × 2混合实验设计，对130名在校大学生进行研究。结果发现，特质厌恶对不信任的主效应显著，相比特质厌恶低的个体，特质厌恶高的个体产生更多的不信任；情绪类型对信任的主效应显著，相比中性情绪，状态厌恶下产生更少的信任；特质厌恶与状态厌恶不存在交互作用。 Disgust is a basic human emotion, which can keep individuals away from pathogens and at the same time produce unpleasant negative emotions, which affects the trust between people. Ex-ploring the relationship between trait disgust, state disgust, trust, and distrust can better under-stand the influencing factors and internal mechanisms of trust, thereby providing theoretical guidance for improving the trust level of the entire society. This research adopts a 2 × 2 mixed experimental design and conducts research on 130 college students. The results found that trait disgust has a significant main effect on distrust. Compared with individuals with low trait disgust, individuals with high trait disgust have more distrust; the main effect of emotion type on trust is significant, and compared with neutral emotions, state disgust produces less trust; there is no interaction between trait disgust and state disgust.