Trust Inventory

Couch, L. L., Adams, J. M., & Jones, W. H. (1996). The assessment of trust orientation. Journal of Personality Assessment, 67(2), 305-323.DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6702_7

	Table of Contents
	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The Trust Inventory was designed to assess trust, both a general trust for others and trust in specific others.
Questions		40 items using unspecified format
Sub-scales		2 sub-scales, with 20 items each: Generalized Trust (G) Partner Trust (P) (Network Trust had mixed results and was not included in final measure.)
Domain
Psychometrics
Sample items		I tend to be accepting of others. (G) My partner makes me feel safe. (P)

References:

Scale:

Couch, L. L., Adams, J. M., & Jones, W. H. (1996). The assessment of trust orientation. Journal of Personality Assessment, 67(2), 305-323.DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6702_7

Uses:

Karau, S. J., & Elsaid, A. (2009). Individual Differences in Beliefs About Groups. Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice, 13(1), 1-13. doi: 10.1037/a0013366

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