Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
性少数群体的信任行为：来自大规模信任博弈实验的证据
Trust behaviour of sexual minorities: Evidence from a large-scale trust game experiment
摘要
Using a large-scale incentivized trust game experiment conducted across all 27 EU member states, we find that sexual minorities exhibit on average greater prosocial behaviour toward another vulnerable group but not toward an unknown counterpart, compared to heterosexual individuals. The observed differences are both relationship- and context-specific. Specifically, bisexual individuals and those identifying with a sexual orientation other than lesbian, gay, or heterosexual demonstrate higher average trusting behaviour toward counterparts who frequently experience loneliness. This result is not attributable to higher expectations of return, differences in risk preferences, or the individual’s own loneliness status. Furthermore, we find evidence that this relationship-specific prosocial behaviour among sexual minorities is more pronounced in countries with lower levels of LGBTIQ+ rights protection, suggesting that it is heightened in contexts where minorities face a greater risk of exclusion or discrimination. We do not find statistically significant differences in overall trustworthiness across sexual orientations. However, the results offer some evidence that bisexual individuals are more trustworthy than heterosexual trustees when they feel a strong connection to their counterpart.
中文摘要
通过在所有27个欧盟成员国开展的一项大规模激励性信任博弈实验，我们发现，与异性恋个体相比，性少数群体平均而言对另一弱势群体表现出更强的亲社会行为，但对未知对象则并非如此。所观察到的差异既具有关系特异性，也具有情境特异性。具体而言，双性恋个体以及认同为女同性恋、男同性恋或异性恋之外其他性取向的个体，对经常经历孤独的对手表现出更高的平均信任行为。这一结果不能归因于更高的回报预期、风险偏好差异或个体自身的孤独状态。此外，我们发现证据表明，在LGBTIQ+权利保护水平较低的国家，性少数群体中这种关系特异性的亲社会行为更为明显，这表明在少数群体面临更高排斥或歧视风险的情境中，该行为会增强。我们未发现不同性取向在总体可信度上存在统计学显著差异。然而，结果提供了一些证据表明，当双性恋个体感到与对手有强烈联系时，他们比异性恋受托人更值得信任。