Integrated report on the Psychological Insights into Trust/Distrust : Deliverable 5.2

• Authors: ŠEREK Jan; FIKRLOVÁ Jana; BROJÁČ Jakub; ALBRECHT Andrea; ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ Lenka; MACEK Petr; BRUS Anne; MÖBERT Anne; MASLING Anna; KAFE Anastasia; KLIRONOMOS Nikolaos; KOUNTOURI Fani; MAVROPOULOU Tzeni; PADOAN Enrico; MARANGONI Francesco; SOSNOWSKI Sebastian; GĘDEK Wojciech; THEISS Maria; ĆERIMAN Jelena; ILIĆ Vujo; ĐORĐEVIĆ Ana
• Year of publication: 2023
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Web: report - open access
• Description: This integrated report presents the findings from Work package 5: Developmental-psychological insight into trust/distrust (WP5) from the EnTrust project. WP5 examined conceptualisations, correlates, and antecedents of trust and distrust in governance and interpersonal relationships. To investigate the development of trust/distrust and the cross-cultural similarities and specifics, we focused on four life stages from early adolescence to adulthood (age groups 11-12, 14-15, 18-19, and 30-50) in different European countries (Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Serbia). We employed a mixed-methods design comprising qualitative focus groups (56 focus groups with 251 participants from all participating countries) and a survey-based experiment (4082 participants from Czechia, Germany, Italy, and Serbia). This comprehensive approach allowed for an in-depth examination of the development of trust and distrust in authorities and close others.

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