Psychological Development and Education ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 232-237.

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The Relation Between Friends’ Trustworthiness and Elementary School Children’s Trust and Its Development

LI Qing-gong1, ZHOU Xiao-mei1, XU Fen2   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China;
    2. School of Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-05-15

Abstract: The present study investigated the relation between friends' trustworthiness and 9 to 12-year-old children's trust as well as the moderating effect of the age on this relationship. 361 elementary school children aged 9 to 12 participated the study. Children's trust and their friends' trustworthiness were assessed by peer evaluation and nomination methods. The results showed that friends' trustworthiness could significantly predict children's trust. Age played as a moderator on the relation between friends' trustworthiness and children's trust: with increased age, the friends' trustworthiness can predict children's trust more positively.

Key words: Trustworthiness, Trust, Peer, Socialization, Elementary school children

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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