Happy People Are Less Trusting People

It may seem safe to assume that happy people are trusting people, but a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that, in some instances, people may actually be less trusting of others when they are in a pleasant mood. According to the research, people in a pleasant mood only tend to be trusting if they have a good reason to be. If you are predisposed to trust a stranger because he belongs to the same club as you, for example, a happy mood makes you even more likely to trust him. But if you are predisposed to not trust him, a positive mood will make you even less trusting than normal. read more

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