Modern Social Science Research

Interpersonal trust is the basis and background of adolescent growth and psychological development. There are few researches on interpersonal trust of middle school students. In addition, there are more investigation studies, less intervention studies, and fewer studies on the application of perceptive games in the cultivation and promotion of interpersonal trust. This study aims to explore the influence of perceptive game teaching on the interpersonal trust level of middle school students in an experimental way, further enrich the research on interpersonal trust, and provide reference for mental health education in primary and secondary schools. Two classes in Grade one of Chongqing Liangjiang Middle School adopted the "pre-test andpost-test design of the single factor experimental group control group". The experimental group was given 11 weeks of perception-style game teaching, while the control group was not given any experimental treatment, so as to explore whether perception-style game teaching has a significant improvement effect on the interpersonal trust level of middle school students. The research draws the following conclusions: (1) Perceptive game teaching can significantly improve the overall level and all dimensions of middle school students interpersonal trust. (2) Perceptive game teaching is particularly effective in improving students understanding of social members, social organizations, peer behaviors and international society in interpersonal trust.

Interpersonal trust; Perceptive game teaching; Middle school student