Abstract
This paper investigates the measurement of trust transfer in interpersonal contexts. Despite the importance of this topic,
little evidence of comparable indicators exists to fill the current gap in knowledge regarding the measurement of interpersonal
transference of trust and its reciprocal. We propose a modification of the classical structure of a widely accepted experimental
setting for analyzing trust (i.e. a trust game) and build two indexes for the measurement of trust transfer and its reciprocation.
Several properties of these indicators are investigated to examine their robustness and accuracy for measuring the transference
of interpersonal trust. Furthermore, using data from our own modified trust game, we provide an empirical examination of both
indexes. The results show that the existence of a mutually known third party fosters a stronger willingness to achieve cooperative
behavior in an anonymous trust game; thus, the transference of interpersonal trust works in both directions of the dyad.
little evidence of comparable indicators exists to fill the current gap in knowledge regarding the measurement of interpersonal
transference of trust and its reciprocal. We propose a modification of the classical structure of a widely accepted experimental
setting for analyzing trust (i.e. a trust game) and build two indexes for the measurement of trust transfer and its reciprocation.
Several properties of these indicators are investigated to examine their robustness and accuracy for measuring the transference
of interpersonal trust. Furthermore, using data from our own modified trust game, we provide an empirical examination of both
indexes. The results show that the existence of a mutually known third party fosters a stronger willingness to achieve cooperative
behavior in an anonymous trust game; thus, the transference of interpersonal trust works in both directions of the dyad.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0103-z
- Authors
- Blanca L. Delgado-Márquez, Department of International and Spanish Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, C. P. 18071 Granada, Spain
- Nuria E. Hurtado-Torres, Department of Business and Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, C. P. 18071 Granada, Spain
- J. Alberto Aragón-Correa, U.C. Berkeley. Haas School of Business, 2220 Piedmon Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-1900, USA
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300