Changes in Income Predict Change in Social Trust: A Longitudinal Analysis

Mark J. Brandt; Geoffrey Wetherell; P. J. Henry

doi:10.1111/pops.12228

Changes in Income Predict Change in Social Trust: A Longitudinal Analysis

Mark J. Brandt, Geoffrey Wetherell, P. J. Henry

Psychology

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Abstract

Social trust is a psychological variable important to politics, the community, and health. Theorists have predicted that socioeconomic status determines social trust, but also that social trust determines socioeconomic status. The current study tested the viability of both causal directions using longitudinal data from representative samples of the United States and the United Kingdom. Results demonstrated that a model where increases in socioeconomic status (measured by income) predict increases in social trust is more viable than a model where increases in social trust predict increases in socioeconomic status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	761-768
Number of pages	8
Journal	Political Psychology
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12228
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

Keywords

Income
Social class
Social trust
Socioeconomic status
Trust

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations

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