Trusting Beliefs: A Functional Measurement Study

Trust is a fundamental aspect of everyday life. Several authors define trust as the wish to depend on another entity and split the concept of trust into several interconnected components such as trusting beliefs (e.g., benevolence, competence, honesty, and predictability), trusting intentions, trusting behaviors, disposition to trust, and institution-based trust. According to McKnight, Cummings, and Chervany’s (1998) model, beliefs yield behavioral intentions, which in turn are manifested in behavior. In [...]

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