Relationship between Trusting Behaviors and Psychometrics Associated with Social Network and XXXX among Young Generation: A Pilot Study.

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UNASSIGNED: Maladaptive social interaction and its related psychopathology have been highlighted in psychiatry especially among younger generations. In Japan, novel expressive forms of @entity146 phenomena such as " @entity308 " and "hikikomori" (a syndrome of severe social withdrawal lasting for at least six months) have been reported especially among young @entity1 . Economic games such as the trust game have been utilized to evaluate real-world interpersonal relationships as a novel candidate for @entity146 evaluations. To investigate the relationship between trusting behaviors and various psychometric scales, we conducted a trust game experiment with eighty-one Japanese university students as a pilot study. @entity1 made a risky financial decision about whether to trust each of 40 photographed partners. @entity1 then answered a set of questionnaires with seven scales including the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS)-6 and the @entity1 Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9. Consistent with previous research, male @entity1 trusted partners more than female @entity1 . Regression analysis revealed that LSNS-family (perceived support from family) for male @entity1 , and item 8 of PHQ-9 (subjective @entity2146 ) for female @entity1 were associated with @entity1 ' trusting behaviors. Consistent with claims by social scientists, our data suggest that, for males, support from family was negatively associated with cooperative behavior toward non-family members. Females with higher subjective agitation (and/or retardation) gave less money toward males and high attractive females, but not toward low attractive females in interpersonal relationships. We believe that our data indicate the possible impact of economic games in @entity146 research and clinical practice, and validation in clinical samples including @entity308 and hikikomori should be investigated.
