A Cross-national Study of Trust-Emerical Approach

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380701
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Teacher Education (2015-2017); Chuo University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Masamichi 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 名誉教授 (30142326)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 吉野 諒三 統計数理研究所, データ科学研究系, 教授 (60220711) ; 安野 智子 中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (60314895) ; 矢野 善郎 中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (70282548) ; 森 秀樹 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 教授 (00274027)
• Research Collaborator: ISHIKAWA Akihiro ; HAYASHI Fumi
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: trust / cross-national study / seven nations & Taiwan / mega-cities in Asia

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Criteria for judging the trustworthiness of others before a first meeting are fame and personal network for the U.S. and Europe (i.e., Germany, Finland, Czech Republic) and Asia (Japan and Taiwan), and high achieved status and the same school or birthplace for Russia and Turkey, both of which partially support previous theories. To determine whether three major urbanized cities (i.e., Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo) share common trust structures, commonalities were found among the three cities for the relationships between trust and social characteristics (gender, age, and education), personal networks, and some personality characteristics. Finally, 121 trust researchers from 31 nations gathered in Tokyo in 2017 to participate in an international conference on trust. A special issue of "Comparative Sociology" stemmed from the conference. The principal investigator also edited a book entitled "Trust in Contemporary Society" describing the results of the project.

Free Research Field

社会学