ardashir shiri; hedayatollah Rezaeekhah
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Spring 2017, , Pages 63-89
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of determining psychologists and sociologists’ mentality of social trust. Based on the purpose, the research method is applied, regarding the nature it is exploratory, and with regard to data collection it is a descriptive survey. Using the Q-methodology ...
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The present study was conducted with the aim of determining psychologists and sociologists’ mentality of social trust. Based on the purpose, the research method is applied, regarding the nature it is exploratory, and with regard to data collection it is a descriptive survey. Using the Q-methodology (quantitative-qualitative) the sample’s different patterns of mind about social trust were studied. The sample for the qualitative and quantitative part included 12 psychologists and sociologists selected through the snowball sampling that were interviewed purposefully and received the Q cards. The data was collected through the Q-methodology-based interviews and yielded 77 final propositions or items. The propositions were then prioritized by the participants in the next stage. In the end, the findings and the Q factor analysis indicated that there are five different mentalities of the components of social trust, and in each mentality or pattern propositions related to the cognitive leap of trust (faith) are identified. Moreover, the dominant pattern among the indentified mental patterns is the security-oriented mentality (i.e. trust to prevent the exploitation of weaknesses, trust to have a sense of security, etc.).
