Trust and Its Repair in Betrayal Trauma Individuals: The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Mindfulness

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2025.06.014

Abstract

Abstract: This study examined the impact of betrayal trauma on trust levels and explored the moderating role of perceived social mindfulness in trust behavior and its subsequent repair. Experiment 1 employed a trust game and social mindfulness paradigm to assess whether perceived social mindfulness enhances trust behavior. Experiment 2 utilized a trust violation paradigm to investigate its influence on trust repair. The results showed that: 1) individuals with high betrayal trauma exhibited significantly lower trust behavior compared to those with low betrayal trauma; 2) perceived social mindfulness not only improved trust behavior but also facilitated trust repair, with this effect being particularly pronounced among high betrayal trauma individuals. These findings underscore the enduring detrimental effects of betrayal trauma on interpersonal trust, while highlighting targeted social mindfulness interventions as a promising avenue for trust rehabilitation, especially in trauma-affected populations.

Key words: betrayal trauma, trust, trust repair, perceived social mindfulness

摘要： 研究探讨背叛创伤个体的信任水平是否低于常人，并检验感知社会善念对信任提升及修复的调节作用。实验1使用信任游戏和SoMi范式，考察感知社会善念对信任行为水平的提升效果；实验2使用信任违背范式，考察感知社会善念对于信任修复效果的提升作用。结果发现：(1)高背叛创伤群体的信任水平低于低背叛创伤群体；(2)感知社会善念能有效提升信任行为并促进信任修复，且这一效果在高背叛创伤群体中更为明显。结果表明背叛创伤经历对个体的信任有着不良影响，并且感知社会善念可以在一定程度上修复这种影响。

关键词: 背叛创伤, 信任, 信任修复, 感知社会善念

CLC Number:

B849

WANG Juncai, WU Yan. Trust and Its Repair in Betrayal Trauma Individuals: The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Mindfulness[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2025, 23(6): 830-838.

王俊材, 吴燕. 背叛创伤群体的信任及其修复：感知社会善念的调节作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2025, 23(6): 830-838.

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