Are surveys on trust trustworthy?
Are surveys on trust trustworthy?
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DOI：
10.2307/3090141
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Mitamura, T
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作者：
Miller, AS;Mitamura, T
在本文中，我们探讨了通常用于衡量广义信任的调查问题的有效性。信任已成为社会学、社会心理学、政治学和经济学等多个领域的关键变量；因此，测量的准确性对许多研究具有深远的影响。我们认为，该调查项目的模糊措辞导致了对实际信任水平的误解，特别是在跨文化背景下。为了验证这一说法，我们对加州大学洛杉矶分校和日本北海道大学的学生进行了广泛的调查。结果强烈表明，调查问题衡量的是谨慎程度而不是信任程度的差异。讨论了这项研究的意义。
In this paper we explore the validity of a survey question commonly used for measuring generalized trust. Trust has become a key variable in a variety of fields, including sociology, social psychology, political science, and economics; therefore the accuracy with which it is measured has profound implications for many studies. We suggest that ambiguous wording on this survey item has led to misinterpretations concerning actual trust levels, especially in a cross-cultural context. To test this claim, we conduct an extensive survey of students at UCLA and at Hokkaido University, Japan. Results strongly suggest that the survey question measures differences in caution levels rather than in trust. Implications of this research are discussed.