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Development of interpersonal trust among children and adolescents

2012; De Gruyter Open; Volume: 43; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2478/v10059-012-0006-5

1641-7844

Małgorzata Szczęśniak, Melusina Colaço, Gloria Rondón,

Child and Animal Learning Development

Development of interpersonal trust among children and adolescents The main purpose of the present article is to introduce a topic related to the development of interpersonal trust among children and adolescents. Although this subject, since the beginnings of psychology considered as an academic discipline, has been regarded as an essential component of human functioning, there are still very few theoretical and empirical studies that approach the issue from a developmental point of view. In this paper the three-dimensional conceptualization of interpersonal trust is provided. Furthermore, the article highlights the past and current theoretical and empirical research on the development of interpersonal trust in infants, preschool and school-age children. Finally, some challenges are presented in the field of interpersonal trust studies.