Trust in close relationships
Psychology: Personality1 sample item
About this scale
Trust is an important concept in human relationships, even more so in close interpersonal relationships (e.g., romantic partners, married couples, etc). The trust scale is from the often cited paper by Rempel and colleagues (1985) and measures trust in close relationships.
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Notes
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Source & citation
Rempel, J.K., Holmes, J.G. & Zanna, M.P. (1985). Trust in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49 , 95-112.
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