@misc{10481/57783,
year = {2018},
month = {10},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/57783},
abstract = {After the global economic collapse triggered by the Great Recession, there has been
an increased interest in the potential psychological implications of periods of economic
decline. Recent evidence suggests that negative personal experiences linked to the
economic crisis may lead to diminished generalized trust (i.e., the belief that most
of the people of the society are honest and can be trusted). Adding to the growing
literature on the psychological consequences of the economic crisis, we propose
that the perceived personal impact of the economic crisis not only would undermine
generalized trust but also may lead to increased interpersonal trust (i.e., directed to
specific and close people) and depersonalized in-group trust [i.e., directed to individuals
who, while strangers, belong to the same group (e.g., social class)]. Across three studies
(N = 1379), we tested these central hypotheses and ascertained whether the perceived
personal impact of the crisis would predict these types of trust (assessed using
questionnaire and behavioral measures) independent of individuals’ socioeconomic
status. Non-experimental data from Study 1 revealed that a higher perceived personal
impact of the crisis is related to lower levels of generalized trust and higher levels
of interpersonal trust. These effects were independent of participants’ socioeconomic
status. Non-experimental data from Study 2 replicated the findings obtained in Study
1 and also showed a positive association between the perceived personal impact of
the crisis and depersonalized in-group trust.},
organization = {This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy
and Competitiveness [Ref. PSI2014-59659-R and Ref. PSI-
2017-83966-R (MINECO/AEI/FEDER/UE)] and by a Grant
(FPU13/02478) from the FPU Program of the Spanish Ministry
of Education, Culture, and Sport.},
publisher = {Frontiers Media},
keywords = {Economic crisis},
keywords = {Great Recession},
keywords = {Generalized trust},
keywords = {Interpersonal trust},
keywords = {Depersonalized in-group trust},
title = {Do Economic Crises Always Undermine Trust in Others? The Case of Generalized, Interpersonal, and In-Group Trust},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01955},
author = {Navarro Carrillo, Ginés and Valor Segura, Inmaculada and Lozano Fernández, Luis Manuel and Moya Morales, Miguel Carlos},
}