The Psychology of Interpersonal Trust

Trust is a crucial facet of social functioning and feeds into our relationships with individuals, groups, and organisations. This book examines existing theories, frameworks, and models of trust, the methods and designs for examining it, and measures and scales for investigating the topic.

Ken J. Rotenberg has been an active researcher for over 40 years in the field of psychology including the subdisciplines of social psychology, clinical psychology, educational psychology, and developmental psychology. The majority of his over 100 papers have examined interpersonal trust across the life span and trust within social, health, legal, and political contexts.

Acknowledgments Forward 1. Approaches to the investigation of trust 2. Designs, techniques, and methods in the investigation of trust 3. Lying and deception 4. Trust and adjustment 5. Trust and development 6. Trust and romantic relationships 7. Trust and health 8. Trust in the legal system 9. Trust in the workplace 10. Trust and politics 11. Trust, group relations, and urban terrorism 12. Trust and religious faith 13. Trust and social media 14. Building trust 15. Frequently used scales to assess interpersonal trust scales (by alphabetic order of first author) Index