Betrayal Aversion under Sources of Uncertainty

In this study, we present a behavioral definition of betrayal aversion with sources of uncertainty and develop a framework for various trust games, including context dependence, communication, and pressure. In our framework, attitudes toward betrayal aversion depend on the perception of uncertainty in each trust game. In terms of uncertainty attitudes, we show that as trusters become more uncertainty-averse, they also become more betrayal-averse. Furthermore, we incorporate social preferences into our framework. We show that inequity-averse preferences can promote betrayal-averse behavior, while utilitarian-type preferences can mitigate betrayal-averse behavior