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Interpersonal trust and disaffected high school youth
K B Stein1, W F Soskin, S J Korchin
1Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
|January 14, 2014
Summary
Adolescent interpersonal trust was measured using a new scale. Findings suggest conventional youth exhibit higher trust than disaffected peers, linking trust to relationships and development.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Interpersonal trust is crucial for adolescent social development.
- Understanding factors influencing trust in youth is essential.
- Previous measures may not adequately capture adolescent trust dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a new scale for measuring interpersonal trust in adolescents.
- To investigate the relationship between adolescent disaffection and interpersonal trust levels.
- To explore correlates of interpersonal trust, including developmental factors and familial relationships.
Main Methods:
- A representative sample of 70 high school students was used to construct a new interpersonal trust scale.
- Two matched groups of 57 students each were compared to test the hypothesis regarding disaffected vs. conventional youth.
- Scale reliability and validity were assessed, and correlates were examined.
Main Results:
- The newly developed interpersonal trust scale demonstrated reliability and validity.
- Interpersonal trust scores were associated with interpersonal distance, developmental factors, and parent-adolescent relationship quality.
- Students with more conventional beliefs exhibited higher interpersonal trust scores compared to disaffected peers.
Conclusions:
- The new scale provides a reliable and valid measure of adolescent interpersonal trust.
- Adolescent interpersonal trust is influenced by social, developmental, and familial factors.
- A tendency exists for conventional adolescents to possess greater interpersonal trust than their disaffected counterparts.
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