Abstract

Economic games have been shown to be an effective way to assess interpersonal impairment, which is associated with depression. Because trust is a key element in all social interaction, we tested whether trust, assessed with an economic game, is negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Participants (n = 163) took part in a distrust game and completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS), and demographic questions. Multiple regression analysis estimated the relationship between the outcome of the distrust game and the cut-off scores of the PHQ-9, those of the DASS depression scale, and a depressive dichotomous score created using the cut-off scores from the PHQ-9 and the DASS depression subscale. The cut-off scores of the PHQ-9, the DASS depression scale, and the depressive dichotomous score separately predicted trust. The distrust game could be useful in further research into underlying mechanisms in interpersonal impairments and deficits in decision making in depression, which could lead to the development of interventions aimed at reducing the interpersonal impairments often associated with mental health.

摘要

经济游戏已被证明是评估与抑郁症相关的人际障碍的有效方法。因为信任是所有社交互动中的关键因素，我们测试了通过经济游戏评估的信任是否与抑郁症状呈负相关。参与者 (n = 163) 参加了不信任游戏并完成了患者健康问卷 (PHQ-9)、抑郁焦虑和压力量表 (DASS) 和人口统计问题。多元回归分析估计了不信任游戏的结果与 PHQ-9 的截止分数、DASS 抑郁量表的截止分数以及使用 PHQ-9 的截止分数和DASS 抑郁分量表。DASS抑郁量表PHQ-9的截止分数，和抑郁二分法分别预测信任。不信任游戏可能有助于进一步研究人际障碍和抑郁症决策缺陷的潜在机制，这可能导致开发旨在减少通常与心理健康相关的人际障碍的干预措施。