The Association Between Generalized Trust and Physical and Psychological Health Across Societies

Takeshi Hamamura (), Liman Man Wai Li () and Derwin Chan ()
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Takeshi Hamamura: Curtin University
Liman Man Wai Li: Sun Yat-sen University
Derwin Chan: University of Hong Kong

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2017, vol. 134, issue 1, No 14, 277-286

Abstract: Abstract Prior research found that physical and psychological health are positively associated with generalized trust of others. This association is known to vary across societies, though the extent of this variation and its source remains poorly understood. The current research examined whether differences in development across societies describe why the effects of trust on health differ across societies. Drawing on the dataset from the World Values Survey, we found that the participants’ generalized trust was associated with their physical health, happiness, and life satisfaction. Multi-level analysis showed that these associations varied substantially across societies. For physical health and happiness, the variation was related to differences in societal development. Generalized trust was more strongly associated with physical health and happiness in developed societies than in developing societies.

Keywords: Trust; Health; Cross-national; Generalized trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1428-9

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