Age Differences in Trust: An Investigation Across 38 Countries
Age Differences in Trust: An Investigation Across 38 Countries
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/gbs072
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Fung, Helene H.
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作者：
Li, Tianyuan;Fung, Helene H.
人口老龄化是21世纪的全球性挑战。由于社会关系对老年人的幸福感有重要贡献，而信任是建设性社会互动的基础，因此在全球范围内研究信任的年龄差异具有理论和实践意义。目前的研究使用了来自38个国家的57,497个人的世界价值调查数据，研究了普遍信任和对家庭成员、朋友、邻居和陌生人的信任的年龄差异。在38个国家中，年龄与总体信任和对四个目标群体的信任呈正相关。对朋友、邻居和陌生人的信任的年龄差异也受到环境因素（即收入不平等、发展地位和个人主义）的调节。结果表明，在各个国家，增强对他人的信任可能是老年人与他人保持情感联系的一种机制。鼓励未来的研究进一步探讨信任的年龄差异背后的机制。
Population aging is a global challenge in the 21st century. As social relationships contribute significantly to older adults well-being and trust lays the foundation of constructive social interactions, it is theoretically and practically significant to examine age differences in trust in a worldwide sample.The current study examined age differences in generalized trust and trust toward family members, friends, neighbors, and strangers, using data from the World Value Survey based on 57,497 individuals from 38 countries.Age was positively related to generalized trust and trust toward the four target groups across the 38 countries. Age differences in trust toward friends, neighbors, and strangers were also moderated by contextual factors (i.e., income inequality, developing status, and individualism).The results suggest that, across countries, enhancing trust toward others may be one mechanism through which older adults maintain emotional connectedness with others. Future studies are encouraged to investigate the mechanism underlying the age differences in trust.