Radius of Trust

Abstract

Countries in which people believe that “most people can be trusted” and where citizens belong to a larger number of different voluntary associations are more individualistic, emphasizing the importance of independence and freedom to choose one's own goals. The present study examines the relationship between social capital and individualism/collectivism using a measure that distinguishes between familism and institutional collectivism. Familism correlated negatively with social capital, whereas institutional collectivism practices exhibited positive associations with social capital, especially with trust and participation in voluntary organizations such as church or religious organizations and labor unions. It is concluded that in societies where trust is limited to the nuclear family or kinship alone, people have lower levels of social capital. Social capital increases as the radius of trust widens to encompass a larger number of people and social networks among whom norms of generalized reciprocity are operative.

Cross‐Cultural Differences in Applicant Faking on Personality Tests: A 43‐Nation Study

“…However, disregarding the interests of others should be considered particularly problematic in cultures high in institutional collectivism, because these cultures "encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action" (House & Javidan, 2004, p. 12) and put group interests before those of the individual (Gelfand, Bhawuk, Nishii, & Bechtold, 2004). This argument (from Fell et al, 2016) also fits with the findings that institutional collectivism is related to stronger mutual trust (Realo, Allik, & Greenfield, 2008), less justification of unethical behavior (Parboteeah et al, 2005), and less corruption (Seleim & Bontis, 2009). Thus, we hypothesise lower levels of faking in high institutional collectivism countries (H4).…”

“…There were two experienced professional translators for every language version, who independently translated the questionnaires, discussed their versions, and created a final collaborative version. We were often able to provide the translator dyads with an existing version of the BFI because it has been widely used in several languages (Andrade, 2008;Benet-Mart ınez & John, 1998;Denissen, Geenen, van Aken, Gosling, & Potter, 2008;John, 2007;John, Donahue, & Kentle, 1991a, 1991b, 1991cJohn et al, 2008;Jouhikainen, 2010;Lang, L€ udtke, & Asendorpf, 2001;Oshio & Urakawa, 2012;Rammstedt, 1997;Schmitt, Allik, McCrae, & Benet-Mart ınez, 2007;Steenkamp, de Jong, & Baumgartner, 2010;Tsaousis & Georgiades, 2009).…”

Personality characteristics and workplace trust of majority and minority employees in the Netherlands

“…There is evidence that trust differs between cultures (Bjørnskov, 2008;Fukuyama, 1995;Huff & Kelley, 2003;Inglehart, 1999) and positive trust scores of the Netherlands rank among the top of the world. For most immigrants this means living in a country where a trust culture has evolved that extends its reach beyond family and friendship structures (Realo, Allik, & Greenfield, 2008). These cultural differences might also translate to lower levels of workplace trust, especially for first-generation employees, who are most likely socialized in countries with lower generalized trust than the Netherlands.…”

Generalizing Trust

“…Markets and states function on a national scope because of the daily interactions between people who are unfamiliar to each other and who differ by origin. Because this means cooperation across group boundaries, modern societies need out-group trust to operate (Realo, Allik, & Greenfield, 2008). The need for out-group trust increases at the same time as the need for in-group trust decreases.…”