AUTHOR=Qiang Ruichao , Li Xiang , Han Qin 

TITLE=The Relationship Between Social Class and Generalized Trust: The Mediating Role of Sense of Control

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729083

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729083

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=The success and well-being theory of trust assumes that social class is associated with individual' s generalized trust. The study extends this assumption to explore the mediating mechanism in the association. We hypothesized that social class will positively predict generalized trust and that the relationships would be mediated by people’s sense of control. Self-report data were collected from a sample of 492 Chinese citizens. The results and mediation analysis support the hypotheses. In sum, this research provides further evidence for success and well-being theory of trust and directs to the key role of sense of control. Limitations and possible future research are discussed.