Children's trust: Theory,assessment, development,and research directions |
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| Affiliation: | 1. ACTE at Center of Research in Linguistics and ULB Neurosciences Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium;2. Department of Linguistics, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland;1. Department of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, China;2. Guangzhou Cana School, China;3. Guangzhou Rehabilitation & Research Center for Children with ASD, China;4. Department of Statistical Science, School of Mathematics and Computational Science, Sun Yat-sen University, China;5. Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, China;6. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, China;7. Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, Canada;1. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada;2. Department of Psychology and Human Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA;1. Department of Psychology, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA;2. Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA;1. Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province 321004, China;2. Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA;3. Erick Jackman Institute of Child Study, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Trust is a significant variable in children's personality, social, and intellectual development. Although trust research has primarily explored adult behavior, there is a growing body of research on children, with a particular emphasis on trust development within friendship relationships. This paper reviews the extant literature on children's trust. After summarizing historical theoretical perspectives, noting particularly Rotter's influence on the field, we offer a theoretical model of trust that synthesizes previous models. We describe various methods for assessing trust and argue for a multimethod approach consistent with our synthetic model. We review three research areas: antecedents to trust, the developmental course of trust in friendships, and correlates of trust. Implications for future research are indicated, and the absence of studies of practical applications is noted. Several programmatic applications for enhancing children's trust are presented. |
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