This longitudinal study (n=570 adolescents, aged 14–25) investigated the development of trust behavior and the influence of childhood family adversity. Results showed a longitudinal increase in trust from adolescence to young adulthood, attributed to a decrease in social risk aversion. However, self-reported family adversity attenuated this increase, linked to higher 'irritability' in computational models. Unconditional trust predicted peer relationship quality, especially for those with higher family adversity, suggesting trust as a resilience factor.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Oct 30, 2023
Authors
Andrea M. F. Reiter, Andreas Hula, Lucy Vanes, Tobias U. Hauser, Danae Kokorikou, Ian M. Goodyer, Peter Fonagy, Michael Moutoussis, Raymond J. Dolan
Tags
trust behavior
adolescents
family adversity
peer relationships
longitudinal study
resilience
social risk aversion
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