EYE CONTACT AND LEVEL OF INTERPERSONAL TRUST

Relevance. Self-directed gaze detection is often the starting point for social interaction, and eye contact plays a crucial role in regulating face-to-face interaction. The question of the impact of eye contact on the establishment of trust remains open. Purpose. To research eye contact as a factor in the emergence and formation of interpersonal trust. Research methods. In the process of work, the following methods were used: registration of eye movements using the SMI 1250 Eye Tracker equipment; survey; analysis of collected data using comparison, synthesis; statistical data processing was carried out by the IBM SPSS Statistics 27. Results. The research showed that in the presence of eye contact, trust in a person is rated higher. Field of the results application. The results of the study can be applied to the formation of interpersonal trust in professional activity and daily life.