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Social trust and value similarity: the relationship between social trust and human values in Europe
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Abstract The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in society and whether people have higher levels of social trust when they emphasise the same values that prevail in their country. The relationship between social trust and human values was examined in a sa... view more
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in society and whether people have higher levels of social trust when they emphasise the same values that prevail in their country. The relationship between social trust and human values was examined in a sample of 51,308 people across 29 European countries using data from the European Social Survey round 6. Results suggest that value similarity is more important in generating individual level social trust in countries where the overall levels of social trust are higher. There is a stronger positive relationship between value similarity and social trust in Scandinavian countries, which have high social trust levels, while in countries with a low level of social trust, congruity of the personal value structure with the country level value structure tends to decrease the individuals trustfulness.... view less
Keywords
value-orientation; value system; confidence; European Social Survey; society
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 19-30
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 7 (2015) 2
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution