The quality of the relationship with one’s mother and father, childhood socioeconomic status, childhood health, and childhood religious service attendance are significantly associated with greater levels of social trust perceptions later in life. Conversely, experiences of abuse during childhood are significantly associated with lower levels of social trust perceptions.
Researchers
Young-Il Kim
George Fox University, Sociology
Tyler VanderWeele
Harvard University, Epidemiology / Biostatistics
Byron R. Johnson
Baylor University, Institute for Studies of Religion/Sociology
Sung Joon Jang
Baylor University, Sociology
The Question:
How many people in this country trust one another?