Three decades ago, political scientist Francis Fukuyama argued that the more a country's people feel they can lean on each other, the better chance its businesses and economy have of thriving. Now, a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a nationwide conversation in the U.S. about how much people trust scientists and trained ...

Yet in the U.S. and many other nations, social trust is far from ubiquitous. While a majority of U.S. adults (55%) say most people can be trusted, a sizable share (44%) say most people can’t be ...

Americans trust each other less than they did a few decades ago. The share of adults who said “most people can be trusted” declined from 46% in 1972 to 34% in 2018, according to the General Social ...

Technology has changed how we interact, but it hasn’t changed what helps us feel safe. The only way to truly build trust is through presence, warmth, and consistent care, often in the tiny moments of ...

Everyone needs people who can be trusted. But how do you choose? Turns out financial background could be key. New research published by the American Psychological Association suggests that people are ...

Understanding why some people trust scientists more than others is a key factor in solving social problems with science. But little was known about the trust levels across the diverse range of ...

Trust is essential to a functioning society. To get through life, we need to be able to basically trust people we love—our friends and family—as well as our neighbors, colleagues, and even people we ...

In today’s hyperconnected marketplace, people are drowning in messaging but starving for meaning. Leaders obsess over tactics ...

With heightened degrees of polarization, especially along ideological lines, he says it’s vital to understand the extent this is accompanied by a breakdown in trust between people and within ...

President Trump's pick of a political ally to head the agency in charge of unemployment reports has raised fear among economists about political interference in data collection. NPR's Planet Money ...

Whether you’re a leader in a professional space trying to cultivate respect within your team or an individual hoping to build a long-lasting intimate connection with a potential partner, finding ways ...